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21Jun/26

The King of the North Arrives in Westminster: Can Starmer Survive Labour’s Internal Civil War?

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The Brewing Labour Leadership Showdown

Sun, Jun 21 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — Following Andy Burnham’s decisive Makerfield by-election victory, the Labour Party is on the precipice of a historic and potentially brutal leadership showdown. With Burnham now possessing the required parliamentary seat to launch a challenge, his allies are pushing for an expedited handover of power, arguing that his landslide win proves he is the only politician capable of defeating the populist threat from Reform UK. Continue reading →

24Mar/23

Women only gained access to the London Stock Exchange in 1973 – why did it take so long?

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James Taylor, Lancaster University

On March 26 1973, the London Stock Exchange admitted its first female members. This followed years of resistance, with London trailing behind other smaller exchanges around the UK.

That women had been excluded for so long was not only due to institutional misogyny. Research has shown how finance was imagined in sexist terms for centuries. And despite the extraordinary accomplishments of prominent female figures over the past 50 years, these biased beliefs persist to this day.

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