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From Protest to Pluralist? The Green Party of England and Wales after a Decade of Political Upheaval

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The 2026 English local elections marked the strongest ever performance of the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW). This article places that success in the context of a decade of political upheaval and research into the party. It argues that the GPEW has grown by layering successive issue publics—anti‐austerity, Brexit and Gaza—onto an ...
James Dennison
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A Parliament for All: Lessons from the Scottish Parliament's Gender‐Sensitive Audit

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In 2022, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament announced a gender‐sensitive parliament (GSP) audit of women's representation and participation. The audit made thirty‐four recommendations, including establishing a GSP Advisory Group to drive institutional change.
Meryl Kenny, Sarah Childs
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Preparing to Fight the ‘Wrong War’? Why the UK Defence Budget Must Focus More on ‘National Resilience’

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article argues that the current debate over defence spending in the United Kingdom is fundamentally flawed. Too much emphasis is being placed on preparing for a form of warfare with Russia that is unlikely to occur. As this article points out, the Russians actually want to avoid a traditional battlefield confrontation with NATO.
Rod Thornton
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Markets at War: the Procurement of Ukrainian Drones

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The 1990s and early 2000s saw a set of public service reforms in the UK and elsewhere under the label of ‘the new public management’. A key element of this was the introduction of so‐called quasi‐markets into social services such as education and health care, where users were given the power to use government funds to purchase the service ...
Arsen Zhumadilov, Julian Le Grand
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Values versus Tactics: The Liberal Democrat Predicament

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The Liberal Democrats emerged from the 2024 election with their largest parliamentary party since 1923. The 2026 elections saw further progress in English local government and Scottish parliamentary elections, with support consolidating in areas of strength.
David Howarth
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