Government & Parliament
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Localism, Levelling Up and Taking Back Control: Tensions in the Ambiguous Justification of English Devolution
The government’s devolution bill is justified along economic growth lines. This risks the devolution agenda as a whole if it doesn't materalise.
- Devolution
- Constitution
- Sovereignty
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Review: Ungovernable. The Political Diaries of a Chief Whip, by Simon Hart
The memoirs of a whip in love with his leaders.
- Conservative Party
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In Talking About ‘Borders’, did King Charles Overstep Constitutional Boundaries?
During Macron's state visit, King Charles delivered a controversial speech in which he explicitly referenced illegal migration.
- Constitution
- Brexit
- Labour Party
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Not Too Unrealistic a Future of Liberal Democracy: A Reflection on the Self-Coup Attempt in South Korea
The South Korean insurrection serves as a disturbing reminder of the challenges that liberal democracies face.
- Political Parties
- Populism
- Progressive Politics
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Fixing the ‘Polycrisis’ in Local Government Finance
Radical changes are needed for local government.
- Devolution
- Progressive Politics
- Labour Party
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Good Chaps and Guardrails: Backstopping Democracy with a Reverse Salisbury Convention for the House of Lords
By providing guardrails and democratic backstops in advance of a crisis, we can provide ourselves with extra chances if all else fails.
- Constitution
- Parliament
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The New Politics of Public Inquiries
An 'inquiry on inquiries’ at a time when more public inquiries are running concurrently than in any other time in British history.
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Parliament
- Progressive Politics
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How to Fight Back: Charting Opposition to the Actions of the Trump Administration
Blue States, Labour organisations and Civil Rights organisations are doing the most – what can we learn from them?
- Populism
- USA
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"So This is how Liberty Dies… " Making Sense of Trump's First Three Weeks
Categorising 69 Trump administration actions from the last 3 weeks and showing how they align with the authoritarian playbook.
- Populism
- USA
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The Rules of the Coronation: What's the difference between Convention, Practice and Custom?
The coronation is an important constitutional event, with largely uncodified rules.
- Constitution
