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LSE RB year in review: The 12 most-read posts of 2023
What were you reading in 2023 on LSE Review of Books? We count down the top 12 most-read new posts (11 book reviews and one author Q&A) published this year on the blog. 12. Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century by Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman argue that today’s authoritarian rulers have shifted from hard-line repression to subtler tactics.
Sunak’s Tories have lost the Red Wall - and are destined for oblivion
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak looks round at an official during his meeting with the President of Brazil. One of the most striking, yet entirely predictable, features of the local elections is the extent to which the Conservatives are now being squeezed on two flanks at the same time.
Broken promises on immigration have led to a Brexiteer exodus from the Tories
After winning a significant majority in 2019 the Conservatives look to be heading to a catastrophic defeat in the next election. To discuss the grand realignment in British politics and how the Tories squandered it Steven Edginton is joined by the academic Matthew Goodwin. Watch the full video above or listen on your podcast app by searching "Off Script".
Broken promises on immigration have led to a Brexiteer exodus from the Tories
Divers Find an Old Camera Lying On The Ocean Floor, Then They Saw The Pictures At least one person was killed and two were injured in an explosion that caused a fire at an FSB Border Service Department building in Russia, local authorities have said. The key Trump ally reportedly commented under oath on the former president's post-election defeat state of mind. If you think electric cars are expensive, check this out now The late-night host couldn't resist zinging Donald Trump's son over the find.
There’s no public support for the woke takeover of British business
Republican gubernatorial candidate for Florida Ron DeSantis with his wife Casey DeSantis speaks to supporters during an election night watch party at the Convention Center in Tampa, Florida - GIORGIO VIERA/AFP Banks lecturing customers about the need to use gender pronouns. Companies closing the accounts of charities which are associated with beliefs they disagree with. Retailers campaigning against the policies of an elected government.
Analysis | Boris Johnson’s Leveling Up Agenda Is Missing Something
After delivering Brexit and managing the Covid-19 pandemic, the main focus of Boris Johnson’s government has been on what he refers to as “leveling up” the U.K. economy — doing more for regions and communities that were left behind over the last half century and which provided strong support for leaving the European Union.
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“Deaths of Despair” Aren’t Just a U.S. Problem
The United States isn’t the only country experiencing what economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton called “deaths from despair.” The U.K. is one of the most economically advanced and stable democracies on the globe and yet the life expectancy of its people appears to be stalling, with striking differences by gender and geography.
“Deaths of Despair” Aren’t Just a U.S. Problem
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“Deaths of Despair” Aren’t Just a U.S. Problem
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UK needs radical new skills agenda to combat rising ‘deaths of despair’
The US isn’t the only country experiencing what economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton called “deaths from despair”. The UK is one of the most economically advanced and stable democracies on the globe and yet the life expectancy of its people appears to be stalling, with striking differences by gender and geography.
‘Corbynomics’ Is More Popular Than You Think
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain’s Labour Party, is seen as an unpopular politician. But new polling shows how popular many of his radical economic policies are. Britain will soon (though it’s not yet clear when) hold its fifth nationwide election in four years. The looming general election will be the most consequential since Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979, if not the entire postwar era.
‘Corbynomics’ Is More Popular Than You Think
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Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party Are Onto Something
LISTEN TO ARTICLE 5:00 Is radical the new center? Photographer: House of Commons/PA Images/Getty Images Photographer: House of Commons/PA Images/Getty Images Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain’s Labour Party, is seen as an unpopular politician.
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