Tim Bale’s Blog- ‘Think you know who will be the next PM? Think again . . . and again’, Times, 11 July 2017
- ‘The Tories’ deal with the DUP papers over the cracks, but it can’t work miracles’, Telegraph, 26 June 2017.
- ‘EU referendum: one year on – political parties’, UK in a Changing Europe, 26 June 2017.
- ‘Was it the Labour doorstep or the Labour smartphone that swung it for Jeremy?’, UK Election Analysis, 2017, 19 June 2017
- ‘The Tory party is more useless than nasty’, Prospect, 20 June 2017.
- ‘DEBATE: Does Theresa May’s failure to win a majority lay the path for another election before the end of the year? YES’, CityAM, 12 June 2017
- ‘Forget culture wars, the election was about power, cash and opportunity’, Observer, 11 June 2017
- ‘The Conservatives have a leadership decision to make’, Financial Times, 9 June 2017
- ‘Forward Together: What the Tory manifesto says about Europe’, UK in a Changing Europe, 21 May 2017
- ‘Greens can thrive as a party on the margins’, Times, 31 May 2017
Tag Archives: Nigel Farage
‘EU referendum: one year on – political parties’, UK in a Changing Europe, 26 June 2017.
As far as the UK’s political parties were concerned, last summer’s EU referendum was a bit like one of those tag-team wrestling matches you see on TV. Although the bout began with everyone thinking they knew who was on which … Continue reading
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Tagged Article 50, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Conservative Party, David Cameron, EU, Greens, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Michael Gove, Nigel Farage, UKIP
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‘With Nigel Farage off the scene, will it be easier to reach a compromise with the EU on free movement? No’, City AM, 5 July 2016.
Nigel Farage has a fair claim to being the country’s most influential politician of the last decade. The pressure his party exerted on the Tories forced David Cameron into a referendum which he never wanted but now looks set to … Continue reading
‘Behind the Political Masks’, Financial Times, 4 May 2015
It’s been a no-surprises campaign — or so runs the conventional wisdom. Yet, almost in spite of themselves, nearly all the party leaders have told us something worth knowing. From Natalie Bennett, we’ve learned that the Greens have picked a … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Greens, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Natalie Bennett, Nick Clegg, Nicola Sturgeon, Nigel Farage, SNP, UKIP
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‘UKIP should not be written off yet’, Financial Times, 24 April 2015
The narrative says one thing but the numbers say another. Contrary to common wisdom, the UK Independence party — and its leader — seem to be holding up fairly well under fire. There are plenty of accounts of the campaign … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Labour, Nigel Farage, UKIP
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‘Getting the populists’ message’, Policy Network, 20 February 2014
The power of populism lies principally in its appeal to our emotions, or so we’re often told. That may be true – but only up to a point. Focusing on populism’s emotional appeal allows us to forget that much of … Continue reading
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Tagged Europe, Mainstream response, Nigel Farage, Populism, UKIP
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