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The Referendum
This chapter covers the referendum campaign, the poll itself on June 23 2016 and analyses the socio-economic make-up of the Leave and Remain voters....
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Conclusion
The conclusion summarises the key arguments of the book. These are that: (i) following the financial crisis different banks have taken very different...
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The United Kingdom
This chapter shows how British RLPs operate in a unique and particularly unfavourable environment, where the left is dominated by the UK Labour party...
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Radical departure or opportunity not taken? The Johnson government’s Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission
In its 2019 manifesto, Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party pledged a Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission , to consider far-reaching...
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Introduction
The introductory chapter outlines the core problematique of the book: Have banks in the UK learned lessons from the Great Financial Crisis of 2008?...
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New Labour’s ‘Initiative-Itis’: A Missed Target
This chapter traces the complex course of New Labour’s NHS reforms. Before gaining office, Labour’s policy had been to ‘save the NHS’ without being...
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Five decades of small business policy in England: policy as a value proposition or window dressing?
Governments formulate public policy to address perceived problems. Sometimes governments need to respond quickly, say, to a health crisis. One policy...
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Revisiting the Corruption and Sustainable Development Nexus in Africa
This chapter quantifies, outlines, and analyzes the nexus between corruption and sustainable development in Africa. It employs the relevant...
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Precarity for Those at the Bottom
This chapter develops an understanding of what the asset economy and privatised Keynesianism mean for those who don’t own assets. The shift from...
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The Covid-19 Pandemic, Spring 2020
In 2020 the British state/government was obliged to respond to the arrival of an hitherto unknown disease, Covid-19, which presented itself as a...
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The Politics of Sex and Reproduction
Gender in healthcare comes with a substantial price tag. The politics of sex and reproduction has surpassed solely fiduciary concerns, however, and...
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Federalism in the European Union
There are two conceptualizations of the European Union (EU) as federation. First, the EU is a normative project. Building a federal European entity...
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The Role of Scientific Expertise in COVID-19 Policy-making: Evidence from Four European Countries
Immense uncertainty and the need for drastic interventions cause politicians to rely heavily on scientific advice for underpinning or legitimating...
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United Nations Role in the Economic Community of Central African States: Central African Republic and Chad
Against Africa’s vast mineral and agriculture resources is a secured international security architecture that underpins superpower military regimes...
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The EU Referendum and British Politics
This chapter considers how the EU Referendum 2016 shaped British Politics between 2015–2020. The chapter begins by outlining the relationship between...
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The Supranationalization of Banking Supervision in Europe
This chapter reconstructs the banking industry positions, coalition making, and influence in the reform of banking supervision, from the creation of...
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Panama
Ceramic objects unearthed on Panama’s Pacific coast suggest the area was settled from 2,500 BC. Maize cultivation began in southern Panama around...
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National Interest and Brexit
The chapter shows how the concept of NI, despite its analytical weakness, can be a precious critical tool for assessing the decisions of a state. It...
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More Sovereigns Not Less?
With the issues of rising global problems that can only be solved by collective effort and enforcement outside of the Westphalian identity, the...