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The Supreme Court's Prorogation Decision: What it Means for the Future
Even among those who welcomed the Supreme Court's decision on the prorogation of parliament, there has been concern that the Court has entered into dangerous new territory.
- Parliament
- Brexit
- Courts
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Brexit and Gastronationalism
‘Gastronationalism’ is the idea that there are distinctive and authentic national food cultures that are threatened by the forces of globalisation. It is a myth.
- Sovereignty
- Brexit
- Trade
- Identity Politics
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Orientation and Training for New MPs in Canada and the UK
Orientation and training for new MPs is of vital importance in helping them to make the transition from electoral candidates to elected members.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Parliament
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Could Public Attitudes Led Policy Making Fix our Democracy?
Traditional democracy is creaking. The process of politics itself needs to change – the stakes could not be higher.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Britain, Europe, and Liberty in Uncertain Times
There has been a whirlwind of mythmaking concerning the history of Britain and Europe, and ‘British’ ideas of liberty.
- Brexit
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A Feminist Reading of 'Rethinking Democracy'
Any lingering complacency over the health of liberal, representative democracy, is well and truly disabused by the contributors to this book.
- Populism
- Feminism & Gender
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How Brexit Will Affect the Fast Food Industry – the Cost of Taking Back Control
The fast food industry has emerged as one of the major battlegrounds of the EU withdrawal process.
- Brexit
- Trade
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"Fiction Gets us to Look at Truths That Politics Can't Get at": Interview with Petina Gappah
Petina Gappah reflects on Zimbabwe's socio-political transformation, the influence of Orwell on her writing, and the enduring power of fiction to reveal the truth.
- Media
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Hong Kong Protests: Why Are People Demonstrating? How we Surveyed Protestors
Who are Hong Kong's protestors, and how might a survey of such a complex and evolving protest be carried out?
- Elections & Campaigning
- Human Rights
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Four Things you Should Know About the Suburbs (and the Brexit Vote)
The suburbs are of great psephological significance to the electoral pulse – including the Brexit vote. Yet they have tended to be overlooked.
- Brexit
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
