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Applause Invitations in Political Speeches: A Comparison of Two British Party Political Leaders (Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn)

, 2020
This study was focussed on 11 rhetorical devices used to invite collective applause in speeches by two opposing British party political leaders, Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn.
Victoria O’Gorman, Peter Bull
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Ed Davey's Tory Removals: The Liberal Democrats and the 2024 General Election

The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 83-90, January/March 2025.
Abstract The 2024 general election represented a remarkable comeback for the Liberal Democrats. Less than a decade on from the coalition and the 2015 election debacle, Sir Ed Davey's party reclaimed third‐party status in the House of Commons with seventy‐two MPs—the largest total for the Liberal Democrats or their Liberal Party predecessors since the ...
Peter Sloman
wiley   +1 more source

A Family Affair: The Uses and Abuses of Vicarious Identity in Political Rhetoric During the 2024 General Election

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The 2024 UK general election saw candidates make frequent rhetorical references to parents and grandparents. But what are the political functions and implications of such references? Drawing together recent research in political psychology and sociology, this article interprets such references as attempts to articulate ‘vicarious identities ...
Joseph Haigh
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STYLISTIC ASPECT OF THE JEREMY CORBYN REALIZATION OF THE DISCREDITING OPPONENT TACTICS WITHIN THE UK PRIME MINISTER QUESTION TIME DISCOURSE, 09.04.2019

Humanities science current issues, 2020
The following work deals with the investigation of the Expressive means and Stylistic devices used by Jeremy Corbyn within the Question Time of the UK Prime Minister discourse, 09.04.19, with the purpose to discredite the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnsons
N. Humeniuk
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Red–Green Electoral Threat to the Labour Party

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract For the first time, Labour faces credible electoral threats from minor parties to its left. The Greens and the newly formed Your Party offer left‐wing and Muslim voters disillusioned with Labour viable electoral alternatives and parliamentary representation. This article considers how great the threat is to Labour. It uses a model of how minor
Thomas Quinn, Nicholas Allen, John Bartle   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Corpus Study of Brexit Political Discourse: Exploring Modality through Lexical Modals

Miscelánea: A Journal of English and American Studies
This paper aims to analyse the lexical modals used in the political speeches given by Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn during the final months of the Brexit process.
Encarnación Almazán Ruiz, Aroa Orrequia-Barea   +1 more
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The “Youthquake” in British Politics: Myth or Reality?

Societies, 2019
This article explores whether the past few years have witnessed what can accurately be described as a “youthquake” in British politics, following the candidature and election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party.
Bradley Allsop, Ben Kisby
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Envisioning the Future of Work: From Ideas to Reforms

British Journal of Industrial Relations, Volume 64, Issue 2, Page 271-281, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Two different theoretical perspectives concerning technology and the future of work are examined. One is linked to mainstream economics, whereas the other is associated with critical (‘post‐work’) discourse. Ideas about work—its nature and impacts on well‐being—matter in both perspectives.
David A. Spencer
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Multiculturalism, Nationalism and Depolarisation

Nations and Nationalism, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 344-353, April 2026.
ABSTRACT It has been suggested that multiculturalism has contributed to majority anxieties and thereby to the current polarisation. This article focuses on how to tackle and lessen this polarisation, which is fostering mutual distrust and threatening the national, democratic citizenships upon which any multiculturalist, egalitarian and unifying project
Tariq Modood
wiley   +1 more source

A Three‐Stage Model of the Maturation of Nascent Policy Subsystems Toward Stable Advocacy Coalitions, With Evidence From the UK's Response to COVID‐19

Policy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Policy subsystems are comprised of competing advocacy coalitions, in which public and private political actors with shared belief systems learn from each other and coordinate their strategies in the pursuit of influencing policy making in their favor.
Kristijan Garic, Philip Leifeld
wiley   +1 more source