British Politics and Policy at LSE

Evidence-based social science for UK policy and politics

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Fairness and Equality

Johnson's reshuffle: levelling up representation is not just about women being visible in numbers

September 24th, 2021

Party politics and elections

Local campaigning: by relying on a variety of direct forms of voter outreach, parties can make substantial electoral gains

September 23rd, 2021

Education’s biggest challenge is ensuring consistency in what is being done across the system, within each school, and within each classroom

September 22nd, 2021

Public Services and the Welfare State

Johnson’s social care reforms do nothing to guarantee the future of the ailing care home sector and could even make the problem worse

September 21st, 2021

COVID-19

How racist narratives about Muslims in the British press were reconfigured during the initial peak of COVID-19

September 7th, 2021

Principled or pragmatic? The two approaches leaders can take during a drawn-out crisis

September 3rd, 2021

UK business confidence has increased – but the removal of furlough, possible new variants, and localised spikes in infections still pose risks

August 26th, 2021

Economy and Society

Economy and Society

When they believe that their neighbours vote, less affluent citizens are more likely to follow their example than wealthy individuals

September 20th, 2021

Economy and Society

Winners and losers from five decades of UK tax-benefit reforms

September 15th, 2021

UK business confidence has increased – but the removal of furlough, possible new variants, and localised spikes in infections still pose risks

August 26th, 2021

Fairness and Equality

Fairness and Equality

Johnson’s reshuffle: levelling up representation is not just about women being visible in numbers

September 24th, 2021

Fairness and Equality

A reshuffled cabinet, the same diversity problem

September 17th, 2021

Fairness and Equality

Women and minority MPs are particularly at risk of experiencing certain forms of abuse on Twitter

September 14th, 2021

Brexit

New Zealand’s 1973 experience suggests Brexit will be economically harmful for the foreseeable future, and the losses will not be easily made up

September 13th, 2021

For much of the electorate, Europe is now the issue that determines party allegiance. This cleavage has overwhelmed voters’ views on almost everything else

September 2nd, 2021

Local economic shocks from globalisation are linked to an increase in authoritarian values and the Brexit vote

August 20th, 2021

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