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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe UK elections and the crisis of democracy
As the 2015 elections approach the media continues to bombard Britain with the spectacular message: democracy is in...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHow it became easier to borrow than it is to save: understanding the silence of the poor
Busy promoting a fantasy world of morally virtuous work and discipline, our policymakers are a long way from...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe future of welfare
From benefit reforms to cuts to care budgets, austerity has transformed British society. What does the future of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy bother about digital rights? An absence in the election campaigns
Digital rights are too often reduced to questions of ‘security’. In their election manifestos none of the major...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKSMART proposals for education?
Pre-election hype has already begun with promises of a radical overhaul of Ofsted and a middle tier of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCross-party pledges mask deep divisions on climate policy ahead of the general election
With less than 8 weeks until the drama of the next UK parliamentary election culminates, Olaf Corry asks what role...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKImmigration views - how the marginal has become mainstream
The desire for political parties to sound tough on immigration does not come from any factual evidence of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIntegration: different logics and local factors
Common misconceptions and confusions in the debate on 'integration'.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhat is this political space we call 'immigration'?
Normal 0 false false false Four frames white people in the UK use to understand immigration.