Thomas Herrod

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  • Tom is a Political Science undergraduate at King’s College London with an interest in the UK political climate and democratic backsliding. He has worked with political campaigners and political groups at university, staff and student alike, to better understand and further the political interest of individuals.

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Thomas Herrod: Is Andy Burnham The Same As The Old Guy Or Different?

On the 2nd of September, Andy Burnham delivered his first PMQs in the House of Commons. His statement the day prior produced a diagnosis for the UK, and a few hints at the medicine he may prescribe. He argued that since the 1980s the UK ‘took a series of wrong turns’ and that; ‘Political power was centralised, economic power privatised,...

Thomas Herrod: The Myth of Duverger’s Law – A Breakaway From The Two-Party Politics In Britain’s First Past The Post System

Since the end of the second World War, the UK has had either a Conservative or Labour government, with only two exceptions, those being the coalition government between 2010 and 2015, and the confidence and supply agreement between the Conservatives and DUP in 2017. Both arrangements however saw the Conservative party as the leading partner.  What these results do not...

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