Articles by Edward Goodger

January 18, 2024

🔮 The next UK election is a done deal… unless the populist left steps in

Edward Goodger

In the UK, consistent double-digit leads in the polls suggest that Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is now a government-in-waiting. But has Labour’s abandonment of radical leftism left it vulnerable? Edward Goodger explores the prospect of a populist-left resurgence and its potential to transform the approaching general election

Edward Goodger

Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester

Edward’s research interests include populism, the radical left, and theories of electoral support and success.

From Convergence to Corbyn: Explaining Support for the UK’s Radical Left
Electoral Studies, 79

Policy and Populism: Analysing Support for Die Linke
Political Studies Review

He tweets @EdGoodger

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