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A Second Scottish Independence Referendum: Should the Diaspora get a Vote?
What does the Scottish diaspora think about Scottish independence and voting rights?
- Elections & Campaigning
- Sovereignty
- Scotland
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State Censorship of BBC docuseries on Modi is an Attack on the Indian Constitution
With the recent release of the BBC’s docuseries ‘The Modi Question’, there has been an uproar within India and among Indians living abroad.
- Media
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The Pandemic Brought the Vulnerabilities of Local Government into Sharp Focus
What were the responses of local government during the pandemic? What do these responses reveal about the resilience of local government?
- Covid-19
- Health, Education & Welfare
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- Constitution
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Sovereignty
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Rebranding the UK after the Secession of the Irish Free State
While the secession of (much of) Ireland in the early 1920s has received substantial attention, few have considered the issue of nomenclature before and after the existence of the Irish Free State.
- Devolution
- Sovereignty
- Ireland
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Irish Unification After Brexit?
Irish unity is by no means an inevitable outcome, even if Brexit has thrown a binary choice into sharper focus.
- Sovereignty
- Brexit
- Ireland
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- Constitution
- Parliament
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Beveridge at 80: Learning the Right Lessons
Those calling for a ‘new Beveridge’ should take inspiration from his spirit of permanent endeavour, instead of treating his welfare reforms like a blueprint.
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Review: One Party After Another. The Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage, by Michael Crick
Few readers will change their minds about Farage, yet even the most dedicated ‘Leavers’ may find their idol more flawed than they had supposed.
- Brexit
- Populism
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History has Uncomfortable Lessons for Those Trying to Shake off the Mid-Term Blues
It is very difficult indeed to gain a working majority for a full term, and then secure a further working majority for a further full term.
- Conservative Party
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
