Women Acquitting Themselves Well
My grandfather was one of the vice presidents of J.P. Morgan Bank in the mid-20th century. He was V.P. in charge of the Department of Statistics, which was, apparently, the…
An ‘Expert’ Perspective on Brexit… Means Brexit
I have a confession to make: in the more than two years that we are now running this blog, Russell and I have actually never met in person! Russell has…
A New Concept for Policy Studies in International Relations
We face a series of existential problems in 21st century international politics (environmental degradation, global migration, and the weaponization of nuclear material, to name just three), whose successful tackling demands…
Brexit Never Rains, But It Pours
Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been defeated in the House of Commons again. This time, by only 58 votes. Compared to the crushing defeats of 230 votes on January 15th,…
What Happens to Brexit Now?
In May 1832, a political and ideological struggle between Reformers and Reactionaries brought Britain the closest it has been to revolution. In the “Days of May” of 1832, Britain abandoned…
The Conservative Party Leadership Race
The 2018 dystopian videogame We Happy Few takes place in an alternate version of Britain in 1964. A sparsely-detailed plot suggests that twenty years after the Nazi conquest of Britain,…
To the Brink of Democracy and an Unholy Alliance with the US
With the installation of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the second of the (self-declared) oldest democracies of the world, has, alongside political developments in the United…