British Politics and Policy at LSE

British Politics and Policy at LSE

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Evidence-based social science for UK policy and politics. BPP is a multidisciplinary academic blog run by the London School of Economics and Political Science. Our central aim is to increase the public understanding of British politics and policy by providing accessible academic commentary and research. We have no editorial “line” beyond a commitment to communicating social science research and commentary in ways that enhance public debate and understanding.


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LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 3 July 2024 English

Campaign financing and election spending was last regulated in 2000. Yet both major parties continue to rely on a handful of large donors granting them privileged access to power, and …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 2 July 2024 English

While Labour has avoided pledging to end the “two-child limit” on means-tested benefits, which has been shown to worsen child poverty, it has committed to a broader child poverty strategy. …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 2 July 2024 English

Two new public bodies – a National Wealth Fund and Great British Energy – are at the core of Labour’s plans for the economy and net zero. Daisy Jameson and …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 1 July 2024 English

Because of the current threshold of the Child Benefit, only 50 per cent of families would receive financial support for their children by the year 2040. The Conservatives have proposed …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 28 June 2024 English

Labour calls it a “change election”. But how much difference might a Labour government make? In this five part series, Gwyn Bevan, Patrick Diamond, Kate Bayliss, Stewart Lansley, and Abby …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 27 June 2024 English

If the next parliament doesn’t embrace the challenge and opportunities of creating a clean, green economy it will leave the UK languishing on a path to continued relative stagnation, write …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 27 June 2024 English

Polls suggest the Liberal Democrats might be on course for their greatest electoral result yet. David Cutts and Andrew Russell make the case for how the Liberal Democrats can win …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 26 June 2024 English

Labour calls it a “change election”. But how much difference might a Labour government make? In this five part series, Gwyn Bevan, Patrick Diamond, Kate Bayliss, Stewart Lansley, and Abby …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 26 June 2024 English

Labour calls it a “change election”. But how much difference might a Labour government make? In this five part series, Gwyn Bevan, Patrick Diamond, Kate Bayliss, Stewart Lansley, and Abby …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 25 June 2024 English

It is a form of received wisdom that if parties want to win an election, they need to occupy the middle ground. By comparing the ideological positioning of the manifestos …