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Why the WASPI has no Sting: Gender, Generation and Pension Inequalities
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Since 2015, Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) has campaigned tirelessly for ‘justice’ for the millions of 1950s‐born women adversely affected by the raising and equalisation of the state pension age (SPA). Yet, to date, no compensation has been paid.
Helen McCarthy
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Forecasting the impact of state pension reforms in post-Brexit England and Wales using microsimulation and deep learning [PDF]
Proceedings of PenCon 2018 Pensions Conference, 2018 We employ stochastic dynamic microsimulations to analyse and forecast the pension cost dependency ratio for England and Wales from 1991 to 2061, evaluating the impact of the ongoing state pension reforms and changes in international migration patterns under different Brexit scenarios.
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It’s not about the money! EU funds, local opportunities, and the Brexit vote. LEQS Paper No. 149/2019 November 2019 [PDF]
, 2019 Growing Euroscepticism across the European Union (EU) leaves open questions as to what citizens expect to gain from EU Membership and what influences their dissent for the EU integration project.
Crescenzi, Riccardo +2 more
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Was folgt aus dem Brexit? Mögliche Szenarien differenzierter (Des-)Integration [PDF]
, 2016 Funda Tekin
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The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract The ‘good chaps’ theory of government relies on officeholders understanding and adhering to implicit lines preventing corruption and abuse of power. Boris Johnson's prime ministership showed some weaknesses in this approach. Recent global experience, especially with the re‐election of Donald Trump, suggests the UK may need stronger backstops ...
Tom Nicholls
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The Flag that Does Not Exist—Yet? Imagining a New Symbol in Northern Ireland
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract There is a large amount of research on the use and meaning of existing flags in Northern Ireland, and more generally on symbols in violent identity conflicts. By contrast, this article explores the absence of a symbol that might be expected to exist—a unifying official flag in Northern Ireland.
David Mitchell
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Multicultural Nationalism: Saving the White Working Class from Blue Labour?
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This article explores Labour's electoral response to the rise of Reform UK, whose recent local election gains and strong polling suggest significant appeal among white working class voters. Labour's apparent revival of ‘Blue Labour’ social conservatism—particularly on immigration—aims to reclaim this constituency, but risks alienating its ...
Sam Taylor Hill +2 more
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Politics and GovernanceThis article is an attempt to present, develop, and deploy the use of the concept of “unpolitics” in relation to Brexit. The article starts with an outline of the concept of unpolitics and then turns to its application to Brexit.
Paul Taggart
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Rural but not radical right: The rural‐urban cleavage in Norway
Scandinavian Political Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Conventional wisdom claims that rural voters are politically mobilized by right‐wing and culturally conservative forces, while urban voters are left‐leaning and have progressive cultural views. Leveraging original survey data from Norway, our work challenges this dichotomy.
Kiran R. Auerbach +2 more
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