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...
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...
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...
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...
