Who is at fault for Britain’s democratic crisis? While political parties seek to be the solution to this malaise, they are in actual fact the major driver of the problem, argues Adam Lent. Unfortunately, politicians are disincentived to adopt the kind of relationship with voters that would address their dissatisfaction, meaning that the problem is a long way from finding an adequate solution
As the Labour party conference continues in the shadow of the wide-ranging implications of Scotland’...
Established political parties across the democratised world are struggling to regain their previous ...
Britain’s housing crisis is one of the biggest issues facing Westminster, with low building rates ro...
It is often said that ‘divided parties lose elections’, with the experience of the Conservatives in ...
Explanations for the decline in political disengagement often focus on what can be loosely termed th...
There has been surge in party membership in the weeks following Brexit and Will Brett welcomes the r...
The UK’s political and democratic system are under severe strain, with declining turnout and increas...
People in Britain today feel both powerless and isolated when it comes to political decision making ...
This article contributes to the debate in this journal about the state of British democracy. I criti...
Political parties are the gatekeeper to almost all democratic policies and offices. But they are oft...
Political discontentment remains a pressing issue for UK parliamentary democracy that needs to be be...
The result in the Rochester and Strood by-election makes clear that many are looking to Westminster ...
Populist movements of both left and right have been one of the stories of recent years, with the lik...
Political disengagement is one of the defining challenges of our time, with multiple theories as to ...
The rise of anti-establishment movements and the growing disaffection with politics may be less rela...
As the Labour party conference continues in the shadow of the wide-ranging implications of Scotland’...
Established political parties across the democratised world are struggling to regain their previous ...
Britain’s housing crisis is one of the biggest issues facing Westminster, with low building rates ro...
It is often said that ‘divided parties lose elections’, with the experience of the Conservatives in ...
Explanations for the decline in political disengagement often focus on what can be loosely termed th...
There has been surge in party membership in the weeks following Brexit and Will Brett welcomes the r...
The UK’s political and democratic system are under severe strain, with declining turnout and increas...
People in Britain today feel both powerless and isolated when it comes to political decision making ...
This article contributes to the debate in this journal about the state of British democracy. I criti...
Political parties are the gatekeeper to almost all democratic policies and offices. But they are oft...
Political discontentment remains a pressing issue for UK parliamentary democracy that needs to be be...
The result in the Rochester and Strood by-election makes clear that many are looking to Westminster ...
Populist movements of both left and right have been one of the stories of recent years, with the lik...
Political disengagement is one of the defining challenges of our time, with multiple theories as to ...
The rise of anti-establishment movements and the growing disaffection with politics may be less rela...
As the Labour party conference continues in the shadow of the wide-ranging implications of Scotland’...
Established political parties across the democratised world are struggling to regain their previous ...
Britain’s housing crisis is one of the biggest issues facing Westminster, with low building rates ro...