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Westminster’s Performative Idea Problem
Some thoughts on SW1 after some time away
Apr 14
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Tom Egerton
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A New Liberalism for a New Age?
Analysis of Nathan J. Murphy’s new political philosophy
Oct 1, 2025
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Tom Egerton
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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
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Tom Egerton
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Kit Haukeland
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Why Governments Die #2: The Terror of the Tearoom
Exploring party politics, mood and malaise in late stage British governments
Jul 18, 2025
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Tom Egerton
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Why Governments Die #1: London CSI - Crisis, Stabilisation, Identification
A new mini-series analysing late stage British governments
Jun 9, 2025
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Tom Egerton
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Kit Haukeland
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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
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Tom Egerton
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The New Political Insurgents
My thoughts on a new group attempting to transform UK politics
Dec 13, 2024
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Tom Egerton
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State of Play: Going All In
Rachel Reeves makes her mark as Chancellor ushering in a new leftwards tilt in our governing economics
Nov 1, 2024
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Tom Egerton
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State of Play: A Rapid Restart
Analysis of the breakdown within the Number 10 team
Oct 11, 2024
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Tom Egerton
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America Through British Eyes
An outsider's view on the current politics of America
Sep 11, 2024
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Tom Egerton
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Benefit Britain
Why we need to rethink welfare and wages in this country
Aug 29, 2024
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Kit Haukeland
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A Vision for a New Tory Strategy
If you have enjoyed the reading The Political Inquiry we would appreciate anything you can give back with a free or paid subscription.
Aug 15, 2024
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State of Play: Dealing with Inheritance
The challenges and opportunities of Labour's first major governing decision
Aug 5, 2024
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Tom Egerton
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Revolution in the Head
Why reforming the state is pivotal to change
Jul 15, 2024
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Tom Egerton
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