John Boland

John Boland is a former History and Politics lecturer. Currently working on a critique of the decision-making processes surrounding the Iraq War of 2003.

Trumping Brexit: the growing failure of the neoliberal consensus

The past is broken, the present is muddled and the future remains uncertain. The political elite don't seem to understand, and perhaps they don't want to.

By John Boland

/ 12 Nov 2016

Labour can't build electoral success on a vanishing centre ground

Being 'electable' is often equated to being appealing to those in the political centre. But voting statistics show that this constituency has been slowly emptying out.

By John Boland

/ 18 Aug 2016

The role of the media in the polarisation of British politics

The media feeds off rapidly-changing, dramatic narratives. This tendency has stoked the polarisation of party politics.

By John Boland

/ 5 Aug 2016