The official blog of The Social Democratic Party.
Michael Taylor
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To breathe life back into political discourse, the UK must abandon first-past-the-post and embrace proportional representation
Dylan Carter
Big clubs were not simply taking a bigger slice of the pie; they were taking a bigger slice of a pie that was getting larger at an astonishing speed.
Andrew Collingwood
John and William discuss the damage done to Britain by the decline in its manufacturing sector, the failure of the post-1979 economic order in maintaining growth and prosperity, and what can be done to help Britain reindustrialise.
William Clouston
The combination of mass migration and the lack of a robust integration policy has not only disadvantaged British working-class communities, but also children of migrants born in Britain.
Sadia Hameed
Patrick and William discuss the American political scene, the problems of big tech and crony capitalism, the folly of recent foreign military interventions, and the hope that communitarian politics brings for the future.
Those of us who lament the loss of the common life are often accused of wanting a better yesterday. This is untrue. We want a better tomorrow and believe it depends - almost entirely - on what we can still do together.
Rishi Sunak's new budget deals with our short-term crisis, but doesn't have a vision to promote the real prosperity families and the nation desperately need.
Thomas and William discuss the failure of neoliberal economics, the crises facing European parties of the left, and why the left should support the democratic nation state.
Starmer's vague and uninspired economic platform is due to his party being broken at a fundamental level.
Matthew Kirtley
You could be forgiven for thinking that the Czechs’ interest in decolonisation would ensue from their own history of oppression, but you would be wrong
Phil Jones
Tim and William discuss political divides in Britain and the US, how poorly the main parties are aligned with their heartlands, and how well social conservatism sits with a purist stance on free trade.
William and Eric discuss the changing demographics of Britain, how society should navigate debates around difference and equality, academic freedom, and the hyper-racialisation of public discourse.
Family, Community, Nation.