Originally published in 2018, this article by James Dennison and Andrew Geddes has interesting insights for the current debate on immigration attitudes.
Here is polling for anti-immigration parties in fifteen western European countries, Jan 2005 to June 2018.
tinyurl.com/4e888e75
The May 2026 elections in Scotland and Wales are shaping up to be arguably the most disruptive in the democratic devolution-era so far.
Yet just 26% of Scots and 20% of people in Wales believe their devolved governments & the UK Government cooperate well.
As US-Israeli strikes on Tehran continue, here is an article from our archive: 'The American Right and Iran'
In 2008, towards the end of the Bush administration, the late Martin Durham explored what American neoconservatives intended to do about Iran.
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/from-ou...
Latest article, Readers Digest version.
Formally, it's about the representative problems of within-party sortition (ie, choosing candidates at random from within parties), but more broadly it's about the unrepresentativeness of the political parties.
Looking forward to this joint event between the @mileendinstitute.bsky.social and @politicalquarterly.bsky.social.
We often, understandably, focus on the UK's enormous regional inequality. But we should not forget the gaping chasms that exist within the UK's capital city of 9 million people.
We’re looking forward to hosting this event with @politicalquarterly.bsky.social later this month!
We’ll explore how London is riven by inequality with millions of people having very different experiences of healthcare, pollution and education.
Do join us at @qmul.bsky.social on 26th if you can!
Fascinating piece of history which dramatises the debate within the Labour movement between improving material conditions for the working class and aiming for a broader transformation of society. The former won out, the latter remains a fascinating road not taken.
From Our Archive: 'The Choice Before the Labour Party'
Was society to be dominated by bankers, industrialists and landowners, or will it ‘distribute the product of its labours in accordance with some generally recognised principles of justice?’
As the extent to which Grok is used to create nudified/sexualised images of identifiable women and children becomes clear, can regulation, fines, bans and collective action stem the tide of non-consensual sexual content online?
@helenmargetts.bsky.social
A recent article in PQ advocated a ‘sortition of candidature’, where parliamentary candidates would be chosen at random from within the membership of political parties.
But @philipjcowley.bsky.social, Paul Web & @timbale.bsky.social explain why this idea is unlikely to work.
tinyurl.com/32fjx99v
Join our special event with @mileendinstitute.bsky.social
on "Inequality & the Future of London" on Mar 26.
With @rupahuq.bsky.social, @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social,
@sachahilhorst.bsky.social and Joe Fyans.
All welcome!
www.eventbrite.com/e/inequality...
We asked people in Scotland and Wales what they want to see from their own governments and Westminster. Ahead of possibly seismic elections Dewi has shared his thoughts with PQ 👇.
Devolution is on Labour's agenda.
But the most deprived councils saw funding cut by 31% per person, compared with 16% in the least deprived. The areas most in need of strong institutions are therefore the least equipped to standardise responsibilities.
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/mayoral...
The 2024 Southport attacker was referred three times to the counter-terrorism Prevent Strategy without being engaged by it.
Who can – and should – be engaged by Prevent, and what are the recommendations of the Anderson review? Paul Thomas investigates.
How do we solve a problem like lobbying?
Making lobbying more deliberative can save democracy and improve the quality of policymaking, says Alberto Bitonti.
Here are three solutions to make it happen.
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/from-tr...
On 26 March, the @mileendinstitute.bsky.social and @politicalquarterly.bsky.social will be holding a special event on "Inequality & the Future of London".
Join @rupahuq.bsky.social @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social @sachahilhorst.bsky.social and Joe Fyans. All welcome!
www.eventbrite.com/e/inequality...
The choice facing the current Labour party bears similarities to the choices facing it in the 1930s.
From our archive: R.H. Tawney asks: Does Labour wish to fight for a better deal within the system, or change the system itself?
The May 2026 elections in Scotland and Wales are shaping up to be arguably the most disruptive in the democratic devolution-era so far.
Yet just 26% of Scots and 20% of people in Wales believe their devolved governments & the UK Government cooperate well.
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/less-co...
This episode of 'Uncovering Politics' in partnership with @uclspp.bsky.social looks at proposals for democratic reform in the UK.
What are the problems that reformers want to address, and is there any chance they’ll be implemented?
Listen now:
This year’s elections in Scotland and Wales could see Nationalist-led governments in both nations.
New polling from @policywise.bsky.social shows significant public support for less confrontation and more cooperation across governments.
By Dewi Knight
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/less-co...
Does an increase in voting for anti-immigration parties really signify an increase in anti-immigration sentiment?
Originally published in 2018, this archive article argues that pre-existing opposition amongst a shrinking segment is what is actually being activated.
The choice facing the current Labour party bears similarities to the choices facing it in the 1930s.
From our archive: R.H. Tawney asks: Does Labour wish to fight for a better deal within the system, or change the system itself?
Planning and solar farms: a front line in net zero disputes?
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/the-war...
Does an increase in voting for anti-immigration parties really signify an increase in anti-immigration sentiment?
Originally published in 2018, this archive article argues that pre-existing opposition amongst a shrinking segment is what is actually being activated.
tinyurl.com/4e888e75
The 2024 Southport attacker was referred three times to the counter-terrorism Prevent Strategy without being engaged by it.
Who can – and should – be engaged by Prevent, and what are the recommendations of the Anderson review? Paul Thomas investigates.
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/the-pre...
The notion that child sexual abuse imagery is on a par with “woke” political criticism is patently absurd.
Regulating sexual content online "will be a game of catch-up, like every technology spiral before, but it will have to be played."
By @helenmargetts.bsky.social
The government has just awarded contracts to a record supply of renewables projects, including 157 solar developments across England, Scotland and Wales.
Yet solar farms are becoming a new cleavage in what was previously a consensus policy area.
A core principle of the 1998 Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement is that major decisions concerning Northern Ireland are taken on the basis of consent.
As it happens I wrote a commentary on this in 2016 - pointing out that Corbyn's Labour Party had to make the choice Tawney set out. Now it's for the Greens to decide: administrators of the system, or creators of Tawney's (long delayed) socialist commonwealth?
www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemoc...
