Just when you thought it was all over
29 Oct 2008
A week is certainly a long time in politics. Brown has been able to reassert his leadership credentials, but will he be able to maintain the political momentum? asks Wyn Grant
Nov 2008:
Brown's bounce: it began after Sarah walked on
29 Oct 2008
Brown's revival began before the recapitalisation package says John Curtice, but to achieve real upturn in his electoral prospects he now must successfully manage the real economy out of recession.
Brought back down to earth
29 Oct 2008
The Conservatives has been left without a strategy, says Tim Bale. To move forward they need to reorient themselves around the priority of yesteryear: the economy
As Blair found out, leading a party is not the same as leading the government
29 Oct 2008
Cameron's opposition leadership style owes much to Blair, says Richard Heffernan, but he must not allow this to leave him and his team, as was Blair, ill-prepared for the challenges of government
In the end it's about trust
29 Oct 2008
Osborne and Cameron have made populist remarks to the detriment of free market principles, which have tarnished their reputation as being serious about the economy. Now more than ever their commitment to capitalism must be clear and unwavering, says Patrick Minford
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A Bill that makes no sense
29 Oct 2008
Justin Fisher believes that the proposal in the Political Parties and Elections Bill to define the beginning of a candidate's campaign as the point at which he declares his candidacy is a grave error.
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Have they got the steel to fight for British industry?
29 Oct 2008
We need to focus on gas and electricity price competitiveness and volatility if we don't want industrial businesses, and the communities that support them, to continue being hurt, says Duncan Hadfield
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42 days: a serious question which deserved a better answer
29 Oct 2008
The real issue of security in the debate over 42 days became swamped by the important but misdirected conceptual question about the nature of civil liberties, says Alex Carlile
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Independence? Salmond is doing well, but not that well
29 Oct 2008
The SNP have done much better than expected - perhaps as a result of falsely lowered expectations. There is no reason to suppose that a referendum is on the horizon though, says James Mitchell
Seated but not sitting
29 Oct 2008
After four months, Northern Ireland still has no government as the parties deadlock over policing, and relations between their leaders reach a new low, reports Rick Wilford
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FDR: how much did Gordon borrow from him?
29 Oct 2008
Roosevelt recapitalisation package ultimately rescued America from further financial catastrophe. We have learned the lessons of history, says Nick Crafts, but it needs to be followed by innovative thinking about financial regulation.
Of course we all saw the need for action back in ... er ... June
30 Oct 2008
The authors Gordon Pepper and Michael Oliver wrote this article in June; it was published for the first time in the November edition of Parliamentary Brief. Nothing was altered in between times, which makes it foresight not hindsight. Therein lies its interest ...
Financial regulation, like charity, begins at home
30 Oct 2008
While Peter Spencer is sceptical of the possibility of international consensus on the future of global financial architecture, he believes that lessons can be drawn at the national level about regulation, international co-operation and equivalence.
Millennium development slowdown
30 Oct 2008
To reduce the impact of the financial crisis on international development, aid must be maintained, the Doha round must be concluded and a new Bretton Woods must be convened, argue Riccardo Gottschalk and Xavier Cirera of the Institute of Development Studies
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Ending child poverty could pay for itself
30 Oct 2008
All the main political parties now say that they want to end child poverty. But will they translate this into a real commitment, backed by the necessary resources? The present … » more
Youth crime: great expectations, disappointed
30 Oct 2008
Amongst senior service managers and policy analysts great expectations had built up regarding the long-awaited Youth Crime Action Plan published on 15 July. This, it was hoped, would be the … » more
The future is simple
30 Oct 2008
A biographer’s dream. I’d been urged to write the life of Frederick Brotherton Meyer(1847-1929), a famous Baptist preacher and writer. My hesitancy was that I had nothing new to say. … » more
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November 2008 edition
The November 2008 edition looks at Labour and the Conservatives' new prospects in changed times, examines the financial crisis and what it means for international politics, and carries in-depth analysis of legislation including the Counter-Terrorism Bill and the Political Parties and Elections Bill.