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Still “Thatcher’s Britain”? Monday 20 October, 6.30pm
Still “Thatcher’s Britain”? Monday 20 October, 6.30pm
Join the Mile End Institute to explore why Margaret Thatcher continues to cast such a shadow across British politics!
‘As Long as it Takes': What does it mean to commit to Ukraine’s security?
‘As Long as it Takes': What does it mean to commit to Ukraine’s security?
This post was originally a lecture given in honour of Peter Hennessy at the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London.
Queen Mary's Question Time Tickets, Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite
Queen Mary's Question Time Tickets, Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite
Does the Conservative Party Have a Future?
Does the Conservative Party Have a Future?
Join us to explore the causes of the Conservatives' problems, the challenges of Opposition and the prospects for the party in future.
How to Win a Referendum on Europe: 1975, 2016 and ...?
How to Win a Referendum on Europe: 1975, 2016 and ...?
Join the Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation and the Mile End Institute to explore what we can learn from the 1975 and 2016 referendums.
How to Replace 'First Past the Post': Electoral Reform in Action
How to Replace 'First Past the Post': Electoral Reform in Action
Hennessy Lecture: Sayeeda Warsi on Islam in Modern Britain
Hennessy Lecture: Sayeeda Warsi on Islam in Modern Britain
Join the Mile End Institute for the third in our new series of distinguished Hennessy Lectures, celebrating Peter Hennessy's life and work.
Event: The Future of the 'Special Relationship'
Event: The Future of the 'Special Relationship'
Webinar: The Conservative Party in Opposition
Webinar: The Conservative Party in Opposition
QMUL Teach-In: Debating Labour's Budget
QMUL Teach-In: Debating Labour's Budget
Event: Disinformation and Smearing in British Politics
Event: Disinformation and Smearing in British Politics
Budget Blog: Raising Taxes on Wealth
Budget Blog: Raising Taxes on Wealth
Sathnam Sanghera: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe
Sathnam Sanghera: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Long Read: Managing the Parliamentary Labour Party in Government
Long Read: Managing the Parliamentary Labour Party in Government
Blog: How are Londoners intending to vote, and why?
Blog: How are Londoners intending to vote, and why?
Blog: The Rise of the Far Right in Britain
Blog: The Rise of the Far Right in Britain
Report: The Diversity of Ethnic Minority Londoners
Report: The Diversity of Ethnic Minority Londoners
Event: London, 1984: Conflict and Change
Event: London, 1984: Conflict and Change
Event: Remembering John Smith, 30 Years On
Event: Remembering John Smith, 30 Years On
Book Launch: Getting Over New Labour
Book Launch: Getting Over New Labour
Webinar: One week to the London Mayoral Election
Webinar: One week to the London Mayoral Election
In Conversation with Sir David Lidington
In Conversation with Sir David Lidington
Event: Who Governs? 50 years since the February 1974 election
Event: Who Governs? 50 years since the February 1974 election
Webinar: Reforming the Centre of Government
Webinar: Reforming the Centre of Government
Event: Careers with Latin American Politics
Event: Careers with Latin American Politics
Webinar: The Downing Street Declaration: Thirty Years On
Webinar: The Downing Street Declaration: Thirty Years On
Event: The Case for the Centre Right with the Rt Hon David Gauke
Event: The Case for the Centre Right with the Rt Hon David Gauke
Event: In Conversation with Rushanara Ali MP
Event: In Conversation with Rushanara Ali MP
New Pamphlet: Governing in Hard Times
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New Pamphlet: Governing in Hard Times
Event: In Conversation with Jess Phillips MP
Event: In Conversation with Jess Phillips MP
Event: The Future of the Welfare State
Event: The Future of the Welfare State
Event: In Conversation with Wes Streeting MP
Event: In Conversation with Wes Streeting MP
Event: The Life and Times of Marcia Williams
Event: The Life and Times of Marcia Williams
Event: Growth Stories: economic narratives for the next general election
Event: Growth Stories: economic narratives for the next general election
Event: 100 more by 2030! How to create a more gender-balanced democracy
Event: 100 more by 2030! How to create a more gender-balanced democracy
Event: In Conversation with David Lammy MP
Event: In Conversation with David Lammy MP
New Blog: David Cameron's Bloomberg Speech, 10 Years On
New Blog: David Cameron's Bloomberg Speech, 10 Years On
New Blog: Brentry at 50 - How post-war Britain joined the European Community
New Blog: Brentry at 50 - How post-war Britain joined the European Community
Pamphlet: The Challenge Ahead for Starmer's Labour: How to understand the 1997 'Project'
Pamphlet: The Challenge Ahead for Starmer's Labour: How to understand the 1997 'Project'
New Blog: The Challenge for Keir Starmer's Labour by Prof Patrick Diamond
New Blog: The Challenge for Keir Starmer's Labour by Prof Patrick Diamond
Podcast: Behind Closed Doors: The Secret Life of London Private Members' Clubs
Podcast: Behind Closed Doors: The Secret Life of London Private Members' Clubs
Event: After Corbyn: What should the Left do now?
Event: After Corbyn: What should the Left do now?
Event: Bankruptcy, Bubbles and Bailouts: The Inside History of the Treasury since 1976
Event: Bankruptcy, Bubbles and Bailouts: The Inside History of the Treasury since 1976
Event: End State and Policymaking in the Digital Age with James Plunkett
Event: End State and Policymaking in the Digital Age with James Plunkett
Event: Unmasking our Leaders with Michael Cockerell
Event: Unmasking our Leaders with Michael Cockerell
Conference: Breaking the Glass Chamber: Women, Politics and Parliament
Conference: Breaking the Glass Chamber: Women, Politics and Parliament
NEW PODCAST: Historicising the Refugee Crisis
NEW PODCAST: Historicising the Refugee Crisis
NEW BLOG: Radically Shrinking the State?
NEW BLOG: Radically Shrinking the State?
Conference: New Labour, New Britain? The 1997 Election, 25 Years On
Conference: New Labour, New Britain? The 1997 Election, 25 Years On
NEW WEBINAR: Interpreting the French Presidential Election
NEW WEBINAR: Interpreting the French Presidential Election
NEW WEBINAR: The Premiership in an Age of Upheaval
NEW WEBINAR: The Premiership in an Age of Upheaval
NEW PODCAST: 'The Past, Present and Future of London's Aylesbury Estate'
NEW PODCAST: 'The Past, Present and Future of London's Aylesbury Estate'
NEW BLOG: 'Assuming full and direct responsibility': 50 years of the Northern Ireland Office
NEW BLOG: 'Assuming full and direct responsibility': 50 years of the Northern Ireland Office
NEW RESEARCH PAPER: John Smith's Shadow Budget 1992 - Myths and Lessons for Labour
NEW RESEARCH PAPER: John Smith's Shadow Budget 1992 - Myths and Lessons for Labour
Podcast: The Welfare State Generation: Women, Agency and Class since 1945.
Podcast: The Welfare State Generation: Women, Agency and Class since 1945.
NEW BLOG: 'Come Referendum Day': The 1979 Scottish Referendum
NEW BLOG: 'Come Referendum Day': The 1979 Scottish Referendum
NEW BLOG: 'All say Yes or Tinkerbell will die': The 1979 Scottish Referendum
NEW BLOG: 'All say Yes or Tinkerbell will die': The 1979 Scottish Referendum
NEW BLOG: 'A Kingdom on the Brink': The 1979 Scottish Referendum
NEW BLOG: 'A Kingdom on the Brink': The 1979 Scottish Referendum
NEW BLOG: Levelling-up London? What it would take to fix the damage the pandemic has done in the Covid Triangle
NEW BLOG: Levelling-up London? What it would take to fix the damage the pandemic has done in the Covid Triangle
NEW BLOG: Levelling Up: 'Nothing More Than A Rhetorical Device'?
NEW BLOG: Levelling Up: 'Nothing More Than A Rhetorical Device'?
NEW BLOG: 'Talking a Good Game': Levelling Up and Localism in England
NEW BLOG: 'Talking a Good Game': Levelling Up and Localism in England
BLOG: 'A Medieval Court': Reforming Number 10
BLOG: 'A Medieval Court': Reforming Number 10
Podcast: Chief of Staff with Gavin BarwellP
Podcast: Chief of Staff with Gavin BarwellP
Podcast: Free with Lea Ypi
Podcast: Free with Lea Ypi
Podcast: Out of the Darkness: Greenham Voices 1981-2000
Podcast: Out of the Darkness: Greenham Voices 1981-2000
Podcast: The Neoliberal Age?
Podcast: The Neoliberal Age?
Labour Wars
Labour Wars
Webinar: Commemorating 50 Years of 'Outcast London'
Webinar: Commemorating 50 Years of 'Outcast London'
Forty Years On: New Perspectives on the 1981 Budget
Forty Years On: New Perspectives on the 1981 Budget
Webinar: The Civic University
Webinar: The Civic University
ICYMI - Riding the Populist Wave'
ICYMI - Riding the Populist Wave'
BOOK NOW- Structural and Institutional Racism in the UK - Contemporary Perspectives
BOOK NOW- Structural and Institutional Racism in the UK - Contemporary Perspectives
Podcast: The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
Podcast: The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
The Keir Starmer strategy
The Keir Starmer strategy
Keir Starmer's first conference speech as Labour leader was a serious affair – here's what you need to know
Keir Starmer's first conference speech as Labour leader was a serious affair – here's what you need to know
Does the SPD Performance in the German Elections Point To a Left-Wing Resurgence in Europe?
Does the SPD Performance in the German Elections Point To a Left-Wing Resurgence in Europe?
Labour conference: members aren't quite tearing chunks out of each other but a distinct air of unease remains
Labour conference: members aren't quite tearing chunks out of each other but a distinct air of unease remains
Bloomberg Westminster: Labour Party Special
Bloomberg Westminster: Labour Party Special
BOOK NOW- Banking Bailout Law: A Comparative Study of the United States, United Kingdom and European Union
BOOK NOW- Banking Bailout Law: A Comparative Study of the United States, United Kingdom and European Union
The Limehouse Declaration 40 Years On: Can the SDP Teach Us Anything Today?
The Limehouse Declaration 40 Years On: Can the SDP Teach Us Anything Today?
When Labour Believed in Brexit – Dr Richard Johnson
When Labour Believed in Brexit – Dr Richard Johnson
What’s behind the Boris reshuffle?
What’s behind the Boris reshuffle?
Can Labour Fix Its Relationship with Its Muslim Voters before It’s Too Late?
Can Labour Fix Its Relationship with Its Muslim Voters before It’s Too Late?
Thirty Years of German Reunification
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Thirty Years of German Reunification
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