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Labour and John McDonnell are right to give workers a stake, says company law professor

Labour and John McDonnell are right to give workers a stake, says company law professor

by Talking Humanities | Sep 25, 2018 | Features, Politics & Law, Republished

Lorraine Talbot, professor of company law in context at the University of Birmingham, applauds Labour and John McDonnell’s radical plans to tackle inequality.  The shadow chancellor’s conference speech on 24 September  set out the Labour Party’s radical new...
The 1975 and 2016 Referendums compared: courses and consequences   

The 1975 and 2016 Referendums compared: courses and consequences  

by Talking Humanities | Jun 9, 2016 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Politics & Law, Public Engagement

The upcoming EU referendum represents a seminal point in the UK’s relations with fellow Commonwealth members, as well as London’s international relationships. On 24 May, Remain/Brexit debaters got the benefit of hindsight when they compared the European debates of...
In search of Trident in historical Hansard

In search of Trident in historical Hansard

by Talking Humanities | May 24, 2016 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Digital, Features, Fellowships & Networks, Graduate Study, Research & Resources, Training and Research

With historical Hansard fully searchable by speaker and party for the first time, thanks to the ‘Digging into Linked Parliamentary Data’ project based at the Institute of Historical Research, it is now possible easily to explore how particular issues have been...
May 2015: the austerity election

May 2015: the austerity election

by aseifert | Mar 12, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Politics & Law, Research & Resources

As the 2015 election approaches the Coalition and the Labour party differences on fiscal policy appear to be ones of emphasis – how quickly and what to cut, says John Weeks, Professor Emeritus at SOAS, University of London.  In the debates preceding the election of...

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