UK Greens – stuck in the slow (bus) lane. Time to turn local?
The Greens in England and Wales have had a couple of good showings in recent opinion polls. The reality though is that the Party has no foreseeable chance of increasing its parliamentary representation or enacting its own version of the Green New Deal. Only the Labour Party can effectively represent progressives hope of a decisive change of direction for the country.
Book Review No.1: Political Entrepreneurs. The Rise of Challenger Parties in Europe
Catherine De Vries and Sara Hobolt, two of Europe’s most distinguished scholars of party competition, have already established first-mover advantage with the concept of entrepreneurial parties, political parties that innovate by mobilising issues...
A new electoral normal?
The ten months before the onset of Covid lockdowns in Western Europe saw an unprecedented number of general elections. But since the pandemic began there has been a glut of electoral contests. How do the main party families square up ahead of the resumption of electoral hostilities in 2021?