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Political Leadership

A collection of 33 Posts

The UK’s culture war is dying – But the next prime minister will have to stand up to plenty of populists overseas post image
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The UK’s culture war is dying – But the next prime minister will have to stand up to plenty of populists overseas

by Stephen Barber
Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections: It’s never been this bad for the Conservatives, and it could still get worse post image
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Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections: It’s never been this bad for the Conservatives, and it could still get worse

by Professor Jonathan Tonge
Rishi Sunak’s reputation for being tetchy has been seen in previous prime ministers – and it doesn’t end well post image
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Rishi Sunak’s reputation for being tetchy has been seen in previous prime ministers – and it doesn’t end well

by Dr Ben Williams
Six books (and one play) to read to understand British politics today post image
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Six books (and one play) to read to understand British politics today

by Professor Tim Bale
Is Rishi Sunak a lame duck? With MPs divided and rebelling, a sense of decline hangs heavy in the air post image
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Is Rishi Sunak a lame duck? With MPs divided and rebelling, a sense of decline hangs heavy in the air

by Dr Christopher Kirkland
We asked the British public what they really think about net zero – here’s what we found post image
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We asked the British public what they really think about net zero – here’s what we found

by Jacob Ainscough
Can Rishi Sunak save the Tories? Voting behaviour over time suggests it will take more than personal appeal to win the next election post image
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Can Rishi Sunak save the Tories? Voting behaviour over time suggests it will take more than personal appeal to win the next election

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Keir Starmer: Four lessons from History for an opposition trying to be the ‘government-in-waiting’ post image
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Keir Starmer: Four lessons from History for an opposition trying to be the ‘government-in-waiting’

by Dr Martin Farr
A new era in Scottish politics post image
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A new era in Scottish politics

by Wee Ginger Dug
Large numbers of Americans want a strong, rough, anti-democratic leader post image
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Large numbers of Americans want a strong, rough, anti-democratic leader

by Contribee
Why 2023 is a make-or-break year for Keir Starmer’s Labour party post image
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Why 2023 is a make-or-break year for Keir Starmer’s Labour party

by Professor Matthew Flinders
Is Liz Truss really a symbol of Western democratic resilience as China crowns Xi Jinping? post image
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Is Liz Truss really a symbol of Western democratic resilience as China crowns Xi Jinping?

by Rashmee Roshan Lall