Eric Shaw
Contributor
Eric Shaw was for many years Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Stirling in Stirling, Scotland. He is a leading expert of the British Labour Party, past and present.
The choice of Keir Starmer as leader heralds an end to Corbyn-era volatility
Not since the 1970s has the U.K. party system seemed so unstable.
In Britain’s June 2017 general election, the Labour Party achieved a result that far exceeded expectations. However, as the negotiations for Brexit became the focus of postelection British politics, the issues involved exposed multiple fractures in the party that the leadership will not find easy to manage.
British Labour’s immigration problem
British Labour’s leadership campaign turned into a revolt against the political establishment
Leadership, the economy, immigration and welfare cloud Labour’s prospects in the next British election
