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Mapping Britain's social values and the marginalisation of the 'anti-woke'
Nov 21 • 
Ben Ansell
Labour at the Margin...
...of survival
Nov 12 • 
Ben Ansell
British Politics' Midlife Crisis
Why British Parties Can't Make Peace with Their Actual Voters
Sep 30 • 
Ben Ansell
Should Starmer embrace populism? | Ben Ansell on the Prospect Podcast
Could the PM mimic Zohran Mamdani and Zack Polanski?
Published on Prospect Magazine’s Substack • Sep 16
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Select and Respect
How to create a UK immigration policy that can command public support
Sep 12 • 
Ben Ansell
Should Starmer embrace populism?
Could Zohran Mamdani inspire Labour to shake off its dour centrism?
Published on Prospect Magazine’s Substack • Sep 3
Migration Policy through a Glass, Darkly
What public opinion tells us and doesn't tell us about British migration policy
Jun 27 • 
Ben Ansell
Who Counts?
The increasing extremism in British commentary about race
Jun 20 • 
Ben Ansell
Political Calculus
Political Calculus
A Substack on the connections between politics and the economy from the author of Why Politics Fails.
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