John DenhamEngland in the World survey questions(This battery of questions comes from two surveys (2022 and 2023) exploring attitudes in England towards foreign policy and international…Oct 29Oct 29
John DenhamTrailblazer Devolution Deals — Devolution in Name Only?Link to a paper by written with Janice Morphet explaining why attempts at English devolution have consistently failed and why the most…Oct 1Oct 1
John DenhamAcademic-policy engagement: a model for delivering place-based missions?Academic-policy engagement: a model for delivering place-based missions?Oct 1Oct 1
John DenhamTotal Place ‘Pilots Plus’With the Autumn Budget in sight, Former Secretary of State John Denham and New Local’s Jessica Studdert make the case for Total Place 2.0…Oct 1Oct 1
John DenhamThoughts on Labour and mayorsI’m posting two article originally written for LabourList either side of the locval election 2024 which highlight the weaknesses and risk…Sep 6Sep 6
John DenhamThoughts on the riots and debates about English ethnicityEngland’s riots have sparked new debates about national identity and what it means to be “British” or “English” in our modern multiracial…Aug 16Aug 16
John DenhamPerspectives on Labour’s soft leftI drafted an article for Renewal in which I reflected on Labour’s soft left. It was published in Vol 32, Issue 1, 2024 and can be accessed…Aug 5Aug 5
John DenhamIf we can’t spend more, we can at least spend betterThe case for Place Based Public Service BudgetsFeb 1Feb 1
John DenhamLabour must refresh it’s multiculturalismThe former Home Secretary’s divisive rhetoric will rightly get much of the blame for drawing far right activists onto the streets on…Nov 17, 2023Nov 17, 2023
John DenhamNational Identities and Political EnglishnessAbstract of a paper published by John Denham and Lawrence McKay (both University of Southampton) in Political Quarterly 22.9.23. The full…Nov 7, 2023Nov 7, 2023
