British Politics and Policy at LSE
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LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 31 January 2024 English
Those who believe in a more open, liberal approach to immigration often frame their argument as being on the side of “good economics” versus “bad politics”. Alan Manning explains why …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 29 January 2024 English
The UK firmly remains one of the most centralised states in the OECD. Reflecting on successful regional policy in the UK and other countries, Alan Harding discusses what a new …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 26 January 2024 English
Richard Berry scrutinises dog-related policies, especially the effectiveness of UK breed-specific legislation, exemplified by the recent ban of the American XL Bully following media reports of fatal attacks. Drawing on …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 23 January 2024 English
The format of UK election debates has been highly unstable since the first broadcast occurred in the 2010 General Election. Ahead of an upcoming general election, Nick Anstead writes that …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 19 January 2024 English
Maintenance of the British Union is commonly seen in terms of powers handed down to constituent countries, rather than creating mechanisms to share power effectively. Politicians have derided such forms …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 17 January 2024 English
Successive budgets have frozen the Personal Tax Allowance that can be deducted from the incomes of people in the UK before tax has to be paid. Victor Bulmer-Thomas writes that …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 16 January 2024 English
Education funding will take centre stage in the run-up to the general election. Real-terms funding cuts have been predicted on a potentially large scale. In London’s Royal Borough of Kingston …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 11 January 2024 English
The literature on inequality often focuses on household income, but this measure has several limitations for assessing individual wellbeing. Tim Obermeier develops a new collective household model which simultaneously accounts …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 9 January 2024 English
The Government is pondering whether to renew the Household Support Fund, a discretionary fund distributed to local authorities to provide cost-of-living support to low-income households. Based on results from their …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 5 January 2024 English
Politicians often make unpopular decisions at great electoral cost, despite ever-increasing tools to gauge public opinion. Exploring three high-profile cases, interviews with decision-makers in the UK Government reveal a bias …