Tim Bale’s Blog- ‘The virus is changing politics, but there are opportunities as well as risks’, Times, 13 May 2020.
- ‘Does Boris Johnson have the Conservative Party’s permission to extend transition?’, with Hovid Minasyan, 30 April, UK in a Changing Europe.
- ‘A Brexit extension would face serious opposition even during coronavirus’, Financial Times, 11 April 2020
- ‘Covid-19 and the transition period’, UK in a Changing Europe, 19 March 2020.
- ‘Level up: Boosting the regions might mean levelling down London’ (with Phil Cowley), CityAM, 12 March 2020.
- ‘Poll reveals tensions in new Tory coalition’, Unherd, 11 March 2020.
- ‘Wash your hands, Big Brother is watching you’, Times, 9 March 2020.
- ‘Research with party members offers an important clue about how to heal Brexit divisions’, The Conversation, 5 February 2020.
- ‘What does Brexit mean for the UK’s party system?’, New Statesman, 5 February 2020.
- ‘We asked Labour members why their party lost. Here’s what they said’, LabourList, 3 February 2020.
Monthly Archives: May 2017
‘Britain’s Labour Party is seeing a flood of new members. That’s why it’s in such trouble.’, Washington Post, 10 May 2017
Whether you look at the opinion polls or at the beating it’s just taken in a slew of local elections, Britain’s Labour Party is in a lot of trouble. Theresa May, the country’s Conservative prime minister, called for an early general election next month. … Continue reading
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‘What matters for Labour is not the general election but what happens next’, New Statesman, 19 May 2017
A handful of recent polls suggest Labour is doing better than many expected at the start of the campaign. Whatever the reason, though, the gap between it and the Conservatives is still a yawning one. Bluntly, it remains the case … Continue reading
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‘Theresa May announces dramatic re-think on “dementia tax”‘, 22 May 2017
In a hastily-scheduled (and totally-hypothetical) media appearance, Mrs May said the following: ‘Governing is about making hard choices but it’s also about listening and, wherever possible, about building a national consensus. In the last few days it’s become clear to … Continue reading
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Theresa May’s offer on ‘workers’ rights’: how does it stack up against past Tory governments?
Most Conservative governments in the 20th century couldn’t really be said to have positively increased workers’ rights. Indeed, some of them actually eroded them – most obviously the Thatcher government but also, one could argue, the Baldwin government (with its post- … Continue reading
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‘Lights, camera, discussion? The role of televised debates in modern elections’, Centre for Public Impact, 26 April 2017
Theresa May, it would appear, has poured water on the idea of televised leader’s debates during the ‘snap’ UK general election she’s just called. Depending on your point of view, this means either that she is ‘running scared of the … Continue reading
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‘Corbynism might not actually end – even if Labour loses the election’ (with David Jeffery), The Conversation, 26 April 2017
Because the general election looks set to produce an impressive win for the Conservatives, its main interest lies not in the result itself but in the result of that result. The House of Commons will look very different on June … Continue reading
‘Theresa May is surfing a wave before tide finally goes out’, Sunday Business Post (Ireland), 23 April 2017
Let’s not over-complicate things. Prime ministers only call an early election if they need to or because they’re sure they’re going to win. In Theresa May’s case, both things apply – and in spades. May could probably have made it … Continue reading
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‘Friends with benefits? Nine things worth knowing about the links between centre-left parties and trade unions’, LSE EUROPP blog, 21 April 2017
Before Theresa May decided to go to the country, the election result many observers of UK politics were most looking forward to was the outcome of ‘super-union’ Unite’s bitter leadership contest between the incumbent, Len McCluskey, and his challenger, … Continue reading
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‘Snap election a win-win for Theresa May: she’ll crush Labour and make Brexit a little easier’, The Conversation, 18 April 2017
So Theresa May, it turns out, is only human. After months of denying she was going to do it, the British prime minister decided to call an early general election – first and foremost because she knows she’s going to … Continue reading
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‘The true picture of Labour members and supporters and their election campaigning’ (with Paul Webb and Monica Poletti), Labour List, 16 April 2017
At elections, a good ground game may not be everything but it still means something. In a tight race, it may even mean the difference between a party winning and losing. But, if “boots on the ground” are at least … Continue reading
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