Tim Bale’s Blog- ‘Why Nigel Farage is resigning as an MP, only to stand again – expert analysis: Self-pity and self-obsession’, The Conversation, 7 July 2026.
- ‘There’s one thing that could revive Farage’s fortunes’, Independent, 29 June 2026.
- ‘Migration, Brexit, and Starmer’s exit: Inside Britain’s political meltdown’, Anadolu Agency, 23 June 2026
- ‘Brexit might just have killed the Conservative Party’, LSE Blog, 18 June 2026
- Electoral reform for the UK? Don’t bet on it, Financial Times, 3 June 2026.
- ‘Britain’s “ungovernable” decade’, Anadolu Ajansı, 21 May 2026.
- ‘Dumping Starmer won’t reverse Labour’s fortunes [unless….]’, New Statesman, 12 May 2026
- ‘Will Nigel Farage overtake the prime minister as the U-turn leader?’, Independent, 2 April 2026
- ‘Polarised and Powerful: Party Members in British Politics’, Political Insight, 18 March 2026.
- ‘Political treachery is a dangerous art. Streeting must perfect it if he wants to wear the crown’, Daily Telegraph, 16 February 2026.
Tag Archives: Farage
‘There’s one thing that could revive Farage’s fortunes’, Independent, 29 June 2026.
Nigel Farage has wasted no time in demanding that Andy Burnham call a general election as soon as he walks through the door of Downing Street. But given how poorly Reform UK performed in Makerfield – a third by-election loss in a row – … Continue reading
‘Brexit might just have killed the Conservative Party’, LSE Blog, 18 June 2026
Competition for the most overused word in media analyses of British politics is always tough, but “existential” has to be a frontrunner – particularly when paired with the word “threat” and particularly when applied to the relationship between the Conservatives … Continue reading
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‘What does Trump’s victory mean for UK politics?’, LSE Blog, 12 November 2024.
Elections can sometimes make us crazy, even when they’re going on elsewhere – especially, perhaps, when they take place in the USA, where the results inevitably have more implications for the rest of us than do contests taking in smaller, … Continue reading
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Tagged badenoch, Conservatives, culture-war, Farage, Labour Party, politics, trump, woke
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‘Picking up on populism: playing with fire, or putting out the flames?’, Policy Network, 15 January 2014
The centre-left is still missing a popular critique, particularly on the economy. Picking up on populism may be playing with fire but, done carefully and, dare one say, responsibly, it could very well do social democrats more good than harm … Continue reading
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Tagged Centre-left, Cooper, economy, Farage, immigration, Labour, Miliband, Populism
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