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Tag Archives: Theresa May
ALLAN PATIENCE. It’s Time for New Politics.- A REPOST from June 12 2017
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
Posted in Politics
Tagged Allan Patience, Bernie Sanders, Jeremy Corbyn, politics, Theresa May, UK election, Wilkinson and Pickett
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MARK BEESON. Dysfunction rules, OK?
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.
Posted in Politics
Tagged elections, Globalization, Jeremy Corbyn, populism, Theresa May, UK politics
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IAN MCAULEY. Learning from the UK election
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
Posted in Politics
Tagged Brexit, elections, European Union, Ian McAuley, Jeremy Corbyn, Theresa May, UK election
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MICHAEL KEATING. The British Election and Brexit
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.
Posted in International Affairs, Politics
Tagged Brexit, Michael Keating, Theresa May, UK election
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DUNCAN MacLAREN. Brexit: the danger of a no deal and the UK election.
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
Posted in International Affairs, Politics
Tagged Brexit, Duncan MacLaren, Jeremy Corbin, NHS, Nicola Sturgeon, Theresa May, UK election, UK polls
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DUNCAN MacLAREN. ‘Game On’ as UK Split Looms over Brexit
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
Posted in International Affairs, Politics
Tagged breakup of UK, Brexit, David Cameron, Duncan MacLaren, Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland and EU, Theresa May
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DUNCAN MacLAREN. Scotland, Brexit and the EU.
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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Tagged Brexit, Duncan MacLaren, European human rights, Northern Ireland, Scottish National Party, Theresa May
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JOHN MENADUE. Donald Trump – a false prophet and implications for Australia.
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