131 research outputs found
Pippa Catterall
No full textAn interview between the Polish architect Michal Kowalski and the British academic Pippa Catterall about queering public space
The constitution and Boris Johnson’s long goodbye
No full textPippa Catterall discusses key aspects of the relationship between the constitution and Boris Johnson’s resignation
On statues and history: The dialogue between past and present in public space
No full textPippa Catterall discusses the role of monuments in public spaces and argues that they represent what people in the past chose to celebrate and memorialise. Consequently, they do not represent history but mediate a conversation between past and present
On statues and history: the dialogue between past and present in public space
No full textPippa Catterall discusses the role of monuments in public spaces and argues that they represent what people in the past chose to celebrate and memorialise. Consequently, they do not represent history but mediate a conversation between past and present
Burke and Brexit
No full textAhead of the government’s publication of its negotiating approach to agreeing a future relationship with the EU, the UK’s chief negotiator, David Frost, gave a speech that referenced the work of Edmund Burke. Pippa Catterall argues that Frost distorted Burke’s views, and in doing so displays a shallow and muddled understanding of the risk and uncertainty ahead
Despite Boris Johnson’s politics of personal insults and falsehoods, rumours of his impending political demise appear premature
No full textPippa Catterall writes that Boris Johnson knew exactly what he was doing when he picked up far-right conspiracy theories and flung them at Keir Starmer. She explains why many Tory MPs may nevertheless hesitate to act against him, despite their personal opposition to such tactics
Greed, my friends has Boris Johnson finally revealed his political philosophy?
No full textBoris Johnson recently told a private meeting of Tory MPs that the success of the UK’s vaccine programme was because of capitalism and greed. By associating capitalism with greed, it can be inferred that Johnson’s understanding of capitalism is a reductive one, misleadingly conflating enlightened self-interest, property rights, and individualism with the pursuit of greed, writes Pippa Catterall
To oust or not to oust? Why Johnson has faced a much easier ride from Tory MPs than Thatcher
No full textPippa Catterall explains why Conservative MPs have been so reluctant to oust Boris Johnson in comparison to Margaret Thatcher. She writes that a big part of the reason is that Johnson resolved the Tory civil wars over Europe, and in the process of ‘getting Brexit done’ also removed many internal opposition figures around whom internal opposition could coalesce
Why Partygate has a significance beyond the behaviour of an individual Prime Minister
No full textPippa Catterall writes that the emphasis upon the Prime Minister distracts from the wider implications of partygate. She argues that the parties at 10 Downing Street and other government buildings during lockdown are symptomatic of bigger problems for both the Conservative Party and for Britain
Burke and Brexit: the UK’s chief negotiator displays a lack of concern about trade risks and accountability
No full textAhead of the government’s publication of its negotiating approach to agreeing a future relationship with the EU, the UK’s chief negotiator, David Frost, gave a speech that referenced the work of Edmund Burke. Pippa Catterall argues that Frost distorted Burke’s views, and in doing so displays a shallow and muddled understanding of the risk and uncertainty ahead
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