“Brexit chaos proves that I was right all along,” says everyone. Our political narratives need to change, or they’ll become barriers to thought

In times of uncertainty, politics is about choosing between competing narratives. The trouble is that narratives tend to be more about sticking to one’s position than responding to events. We need our politicians to be better at changing their stories and their minds, argues Kate Alexander Shaw

Brexit budget or business as usual? Unpicking the 2016 Autumn statement

The 2016 Autumn Statement has provided the first substantive indication of the fiscal direction of Theresa May’s new government as Brexit negotiations loom on the horizon. Kate Alexander Shaw analyzes the key announcements and checks the political small print

Will Labour’s ‘six tests’ hold the government to account on the UK’s Brexit deal?

With Article 50 triggered, Kate Alexander Shaw analyses the Labour Party’s ‘six tests for Brexit’, arguing that they may let the government off the hook rather than holding them to account over the UK’s final EU deal

Why austerity may be making a post-COVID-19 comeback in Britain

Is austerity coming back? Or has our thinking changed since the aftermath of the global financial crisis? Kate Alexander Shaw identifies key narratives which suggest that austerity still exerts a powerful pull on policy discourse in the UK

Why austerity may be making a post-COVID comeback – in Britain, at least

Is austerity coming back? Or has our thinking changed since the aftermath of the global financial crisis? Kate Alexander Shaw (LSE) identifies key narratives which suggest that austerity still exerts a powerful pull on policy discourse in the UK