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From Our Archive: The Choice Before the Labour Party Published in 1932, R.H. Tawney’s 'The Choice Before the Labour Party' argued that the party must abandon cautious reformism for a radical, socialist commitment to overthrowing the capitalist…

From Our Archive: 'The Choice Before the Labour Party'

Was society to be dominated by bankers, industrialists and landowners, or will it ‘distribute the product of its labours in accordance with some generally recognised principles of justice?’

Mass Observing British politics - British Politics British Politics - The current political moment in Britain is characterised by disaffection, affective polarisation, and populist mobilisation of these (dis)affections. How best to research these...

New paper:

Mass Observing British Politics

On what Mass Observation might contribute to political studies (and what political studies might contribute to Mass Observation). With @jmoss88.bsky.social and Alex Hill. Also paging @massobsarchive.bsky.social

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Why isn't 'political dissensus' in more common usage?

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Interesting: www.jstor.org/stable/3317548

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Trump’s post-truth agenda beaten back as Americans refuse to accept ICE lies Effort to manipulate killing of Alex Pretti collapsed after footage torpedoed ‘domestic terrorist’ claim – could this be a turning point?

Historians are cited: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Amazon’s Promotion of ‘Melania’ Has Critics Questioning Its Motives

bizarre detail from the nyt (I’m not amongst the 6)

“Vue, a major European cinema operator, is offering nine showings (451 seats in all) at its multiplex in York, England, from Friday through Sunday, one analyst noted. As of Wednesday, it had sold six seats.”

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/b...

Have Grant Shapps joined both parties?

How would Britain vote at the start of 2026? | YouGov We take a detailed look at voting intention across multiple factors, including a new socio-economic classification

yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

I agree ban the over 16s

Can Socialists be Happy? 90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books No thinking person can or does genuinely keep out of politics, in an age like the present one Unfailingly wise and often startlingly prophetic...

I mean, its a relevant question… www.penguin.co.uk/books/469346...

In 1930 the OSCAR for best actor went to an actor portraying which British PM?

Is there a link between Arnold Wesker the DC comics Batman ventriloquist and Arnold Wesker the disgruntled / brilliant playwright?

C'mon... admit it was you.

BBC - Adam Curtis, The Hecklers The Hecklers

Stumbled upon this 1966 Joseph Strick film of hecklers at the 1964 General election. Amazing footage of hecklers and politicians in creative dialogue. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

Why do I instinctively dislike it when people claim a city is really just a number of villages?

Former LBC and Radio 2 presenter Brian Hayes dies aged 87 Brian Hayes, the broadcaster known for shaping early phone-in radio at LBC and later hosting shows on BBC Radio 2, has died

Oh no. I consumed plenty of Hayes on LBC back in, you know, the day. radiotoday.co.uk/2025/11/form...

Budget 2025 for universities and students Team Wonkhe unpacks an unusually consequential Budget for higher education, as a complex mix of fee rises, international student levies, and stealth costs for graduates reshape the sector’s financial ...

A very comprehensive and informed analysis (as usual) from the Wonkhe team, helpfully putting the pieces of the English jigsaw in one place.

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A spoonful of... I mean a pinch of

Looks interesting

The Problem with Britain’s Pensions

How to finance old age has been a problem since the inception of Britain’s welfare state. Why is #pensionreform so difficult?

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Andy Burnham?

I’d also be interested to see polling differentiating between the willingness of ex-Labour voters to hold their noses and vote Labour vs. ex-Labour members to return to the fold.

For many (not all), leaving Labour is a last resort, deep decision. A key cord is cut & that release can feel visceral.

I hear ya'

Be nice for the emirates to get a bit of noise

Trust in Media 2025: Which news sources Americans use and trust | YouGov The American news landscape remains polarized by political party, with few news sources both used and trusted widely among Democrats and Republicans.

Interesting that the BBC is no.2. I’ve always been a fan of the weather channel: today.yougov.com/politics/art...