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A New Liberalism for a New Age?

Analysis of Nathan J. Murphy’s new political philosophy

Oct 1, 2025 • Tom Egerton

Why Governments Die #3: The Emperor's New Clothes – Strategic Collapse

Can we actually pinpoint what brought down these Prime Ministers? (and agency vs structure)

Aug 12, 2025 • Tom Egerton and Kit Haukeland

Why Governments Die #2: The Terror of the Tearoom

Exploring party politics, mood and malaise in late stage British governments

Jul 18, 2025 • Tom Egerton

Why Governments Die #1: London CSI - Crisis, Stabilisation, Identification

A new mini-series analysing late stage British governments

Jun 9, 2025 • Tom Egerton and Kit Haukeland

State of Play: Fog of War

In the midst of battles, soldiers encounter the fog of war, but there is a more general phenomenon in politics, the fog of events, which makes it hard…

Apr 4, 2025 • Tom Egerton

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