Professionalism and the Millbank Tendency: The Political Sociology of New Labour's employees

This article analyses party employees, one of the most under-researched subjects in the study of British political parties. We draw on a blend of quantitative and qualitative data in order to shed light on the social and political profiles of Labour Party staff, and on the question of their professionalisation. The latter theme is developed through a model derived from the sociology of professions. While a relatively limited proportion of party employees conform to the pure ideal-type of professionalism, a considerably greater number manifest enough of the core characteristics of specialisation, commitment, mobility, autonomy and self-regulation to be reasonably described as 'professionals in pursuit of political outcomes'

The Gametophyte of Ophioglossum pendulum in Culture

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The Young Gametophyte of Phylloglossum (Lycopodiaceae)

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The Gametophyte of Lycopodium deuterodensum – Type II or I

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A brief history of the cryptogams of Fiji and prospects for the future

A brief history of Fijian cryptogams, including bryophytes, ferns and lycophytes, and lichenised fungi is provided. Brief comments on the future prospects for the systematic and conservation of these groups of organisms are provided. An overview of the six Fijian contributions is also provided. In contrast to many other biodiversity hotspots, the current study highlights our limited floristic knowledge of the Fijian cryptogams