Tag: Francesca Gains
The Greater Manchester mayoralty is beginning to take shape, but there are still issues to be ironed out
Greater Manchester this week becomes the first combined metro area to have its own mayor – a decision from central government which has been met with much controversy. Tony Lloyd, the former Labour MP turned Police and Crime Commissioner has been chosen as the first interim mayor until elections can be organised. Professor Francesca Gains […]
The best of Democratic Audit’s 2014 posts on gender and democracy
The Democratic Audit UK blog, since its launch in July 2013, has sought to highlight the issue of gender in politics, with the aim of creating a more equitable balance in terms of gender representation and the UK’s political institutions. The below are eight of the best posts that DA has carried in 2014. Similar […]
The Conservatives’ failure to prioritise gender equality could cost them dear at the General Election
One of the features of British politics since the last General Election has been the widening of the gender gap in terms of voting intentions, with women more likely to back Labour. Here, the Conservatives have a blind spot, according to Claire Annesley and Francesca Gains, with their failure to support gender equality in a […]
The prospects for a dramatically more representative Parliament post 2015 are bleak
The next election is an unknown quantity, with pundits and pollsters both divided on the likely outcome. However one thing is becoming increasingly clear: there is unlikely to be a large-scale move towards a realignment in the House of Commons, with party selectorates continuing to exert influence which amounts to a continuation of a white, […]
Book Review: Policy Agendas in British Politics
How do Governments arrive at policy decisions in the United Kingdom? There has been a great deal of commentary on the apparent disconnect between Westminster and voters, with priorities not necessarily shared between the two. This book by Peter John, Anthony Bertelli, Will Jennings and Shaun Bevan, will help illuminate the reader on how these policy agendas […]
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