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September 2020

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What is the left?; and other ramblings

There are at least two major models for understanding politics in the West, and indeed across the world. The first is the well-known left-right spectrum, where parties are situated in terms of their leanings and policies. It’s hard…

By Editor, 5 months2 months ago
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Does the UK’s green belt policy need reform in light of the mounting housing crisis?

With eight million Britons living in housing that is overcrowded, unaffordable or otherwise unsuitable, more and more adults lodging with their parents, and as increasing numbers finding themselves homeless, it seems the housing crisis has in recent years…

By Editor, 5 months2 months ago
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Are the economic ideas of Karl Marx important today?

If Teen Vogue is a good indicator of the state of popular discourse (and of course it is), Marx is back. As the liberal capitalist order is facing its biggest crisis since 1945, people are returning to its most famous critic. This is deeply unfortunate.

By Editor, 6 months2 months ago
Competitions

Is there an overwhelming argument for or against protectionism, or is the reality of the situation a lot more ambiguous?

This society takes the view that traditional tariff protection, overall, is bad for societal welfare; but given the growing prevalence of non-tariff measures, the welfare effects of neo-protectionism are a lot more ambiguous.

By Editor, 6 months2 months ago
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