A Second British Revolution
Over the last 30 years, the UK’s political class has swapped ideology for values and sleepwalked into major constitutional and political change. What can it learn from the last time it faced a crisis of such magnitude?
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Building the Roman Republic
The little-known republic was a short-lived experiment in constitutional democracy.
Man for a Crisis
A remarkable political career suggests that social mobility is of benefit to us all.
Grand Old Scandal
A 19th-century tale of sex, royalty and corruption which inspired scores of satirists and even the makers of curiosity mugs.
Why Commemorate Peterloo?
Commemoration of the Peterloo massacre remembers the dead, but also promotes future democratic change.
A Liberal History
Liberalism became the dominant ideology of the West when it was adopted by Britain and the United States. But its roots lie elsewhere.
Memories of a Massacre
It is the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre. How have the events of that day been remembered?
Thatcher Breaks Consensus
Assessing Margaret Thatcher’s premiership: a radical decade and a divisive legacy.
Appeasement: Britain's Political Turning Point
The by-elections of 1938 are part of the long history of Independent Progressives in British politics.
Antisemitism: the Socialism of Fools
The Labour Party’s recent entanglement with antisemitism came as a shock to many. At its root is the issue of nationalism.