Tag Archives: Theresa May

MARK BEESON. Dysfunction rules, OK?

Posted on 13 June 2017 by John Menadue

Britain’s election result was a shock, even in today’s volatile political climate.  The outcome is potentially disastrous, but it is unclear whether Corbyn could have pursued his agenda even if he had actually won.

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IAN MCAULEY. Learning from the UK election

Posted on 12 June 2017 by John Menadue

There are many local factors explaining the comparative fortunes of Theresa May’s Conservative Party and Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party in last week’s UK election. Issues around Brexit are unique to the UK, and May’s campaign was inept. But Corbyn’s comparative … Continue reading →

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MICHAEL KEATING. The British Election and Brexit

Posted on 12 June 2017 by John Menadue

Mrs. May called the election ostensibly to strengthen her mandate in the forthcoming Brexit negotiations. Although she failed to strengthen her majority, it is doubtful if the election result will have any impact on the Brexit negotiations.

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ALLAN PATIENCE. It’s Time for New Politics.

Posted on 12 June 2017 by John Menadue

How do we explain the phenomenon of a Bernie Sanders, who almost certainly would have won the US presidency if he’d been the Democrat candidate running against Trump? How do we account for the astounding failure of, first, David Cameron … Continue reading →

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DUNCAN MacLAREN. Brexit: the danger of a no deal and the UK election.

Posted on 2 June 2017 by John Menadue

Electioneering in the UK was stopped in homage to the 22 people who died and the many people injured in the bomb attack on a pop concert in Manchester on May 22nd. It didn’t stop the xenophobic call for ending … Continue reading →

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DUNCAN MacLAREN. ‘Game On’ as UK Split Looms over Brexit

Posted on 16 March 2017 by John Menadue

Just as David Cameron’s idiocy in calling for an EU referendum to appease his rabid right-wing has made him the godfather of Brexit, so May, in treating Scotland like a trinket which the UK has to “keep”, to say nothing … Continue reading →

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DUNCAN MacLAREN. Scotland, Brexit and the EU.

Posted on 20 January 2017 by John Menadue

Brexit: the Constitutional Angle I hate to boast of my prescience but my article in this blog in April 2016 warned, in the case of a successful Brexit vote, of the birth of a “Little England searching for a greatness … Continue reading →

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JOHN MENADUE. Donald Trump – a false prophet and implications for Australia.

Posted on 14 November 2016 by John Menadue

  Trump prides himself in being a change-agent, but he really wants to restore the past and protect privilege. He will also do a great deal of social damage. Analysis of the US election tells us that many American ‘working … Continue reading →

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