Shami Chakrabarti: "Not guaranteeing the rights of EU nationals isn't politics - it's cruelty" [PDF]
In October 2016, the leader of the UK's Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, appointed Shami Chakrabarti as Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales. In a discussion with British Politics and Policy editors Artemis Photiadou and Tena Prelec, she reflects on
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From “Watchdog” to “Attackdog”: Media depictions of Jeremy Corbyn are an affront to democracy [PDF]
A healthy democracy requires a watchdog in its press — not an ‘attackdog’, ‘snarling’ and ‘barking’ at an elected politician. Yet this is how Jeremy Corbyn is being treated by the media, explains Brooks DeCillia.
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JEREMY CORBYN AND DILEMMAS OF LEADERSHIP [PDF]
Mark Bennister, Ben Worthy
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Redshift over Britain: is the Centre moving Left? [PDF]
Is Jeremy Corbyn the new Centre in British politics? Ed Straw explains how years of privatisation, uncontrolled immigration, and deterioration in public services - combined with the lack of choice that comes with First Past the Post - all call for a ...
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A victory for Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership race could bring about a realignment of British politics [PDF]
Jeremy Corbyn looks set to win the Labour leadership election, despite initially being pegged as a no-hope also-ran. The conservative right are cheering him on, seeing the Islington North MP as ushering in a period of Conservative Party hegemony.
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Open letter to Jeremy Corbyn: grassroots movements have a place, but they are not the key task of parliamentary opposition [PDF]
As Labour gears up for another leadership contest, Anne Power makes an appeal to Jeremy Corbyn to stand down as leader of the opposition. She writes that although she respects him as a good local MP, his divisiveness in the PLP and weak performance ...
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Vindication, virtue, and vitriol: A study of online engagement and abuse toward British MPs during the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
Farrell T, Gorrell G, Bontcheva K.
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The trouble with Jeremy Corbyn: five tests the Labour leader is failing [PDF]
Much of the Parliamentary Labour Party want to replace Jeremy Corbyn, and his popularity among the general public is low. Yet he was resoundingly re-elected by party members last autumn.
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No one won this General Election – and Labour’s internal wrangles are far from over [PDF]
No party emerges with much credit from the general election, writes Robin Pettitt. Theresa May is diminished and she may not survive for long, even with the support of the DUP.
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The Labour Party is more than the shadow cabinet, and Corbyn must learn to engage with it [PDF]
The three-day reshuffle of the shadow cabinet might have helped Jeremy Corbyn stamp his mark on the party but he needs to do more to ensure his leadership lasts, writes Eunice Goes.
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