Government & Parliament
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Accession or Election
The upper chamber has a higher standard of debate than the lower and enough of its members earn their parliamentary keep to justify their per diem allowances.
- Constitution
- Sovereignty
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Review: Understanding the Private-Public Divide. Markets, Governments and Time Horizons, by Avner Offer.
Julie Froud reviews 'Understanding the Private-Public Divide. Markets, Governments and Time Horizons' by Avner Offer.
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Sovereignty
- Parliament
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Voting into a Void? The 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly Election
The 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election reordered the top two parties whilst illuminating the growth of Alliance as a centrist force beyond unionism and nationalism.
- Ireland
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How Should a Progressive Parliament Advance Proportional Representation?
In support of a confirmatory referendum on proportional representation, and an exploration of how should a progressive Parliament could advance the cause of PR.
- Parliament
- Voting systems
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Why Scientific Advice About Covid-19 Was Ignored in Switzerland
Why did Swiss politics have so much trouble using scientific advice during a major national crisis?
- Covid-19
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Germany's Coalition Government: Destination Unknown?
When it comes to key issues such as Covid-19 policymaking, foreign policy and government unity, is Germany drifting to an unknown destination?
- Political Parties
- Covid-19
- Progressive Politics
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‘Would I lie to you?’: Boris Johnson in the House of Commons
Does Johnson’s general propensity to lie, and his specific inclination to lie to Parliament, matter? The answer is: yes.
- Conservative Party
- Constitution
- Parliament
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Review: Weak Strongman. The Limits of Power in Putin’s Russia, by Timothy Frye
A particular view of Vladimir Putin has become ever more entrenched in the English-speaking world. Now that conventional wisdom is coming in for some serious scholarly challenge.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Trade
- Identity Politics
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Parliament’s One-Year Review of the Coronavirus Act 2020
Even as Covid-19 is absorbed into ‘the new normal’, the government’s response continues to be framed by an emergency paradigm, underpinned largely by the Coronavirus Act 2020.
- Political Parties
- Covid-19
- Human Rights
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Where Next for Conservatism? The New Political Divide is Age
The capacity to appeal to both the principles of freedom and belonging whilst shifting the balance between them is key to the long-term political success of the Conservatives.
- Conservative Party
- Equality
- Progressive Politics
