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...economics and culture. Much of the pioneering thinking on Thatcherism can be found in the work of Stuart Hall. His first article The Great Moving Right Show, written before Thatcher came to power and while Hall was still at the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, was a prescient analysis of the ‘swing to the right’ that was taking place in British society. In...

...economic consequences of actually leaving the EU. No less than 40% say that Britain’s economy would be worse off if it were to leave, while just 24% believe it would be better off – another 31% feel that perhaps it would not make much difference either way. It is this wariness about the economic consequences of leaving that largely accounts for voters’ relative...

...economics and society Michael Rustin, Professor of Sociology at the University of East London on the influence of Doreen's work on the relationship between economics and society Ken Livingstone on London Politician and former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone talks about when he first met Doreen, his experience at the Greater London Council and the development of London as...

...economic policies promoted under Ed Miliband’s leadership, they are also likely to find the core tenets of Corbynism unpalatable. Corbyn’s passionate protection of the welfare state is itself a problem for many British Indians. After describing cuts to welfare spending under David Cameron “rotten and indefensible”, Corbyn may have proven himself to be out-of-touch...

...economic, social and political conflict, creating the opportunity for socialist rebellion in the then ‘Second City’ of the British Empire, Glasgow. Making sense of this particular conjuncture in British history means locating Red Clydeside within a longer economic, social, geographical and historical timeframe, as well as in a wider global context. 1919 witnessed the...

...economic and social life and have only a minimal impact on people’s lives, individuals should be free to judge what is best for them, businesses should be freed from the ‘red tape’ of bureaucracy and free markets adopted as the most efficient way to sort out the economy. The Austrian economist, Hayek, was a major influence on this position. Having seen fascism rise...