Parliament
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Different Process, Same Outcome? The Representative Problems of Within-Party Sortition
Against the case for a ‘sortition of candidature’ to create a socially representative Parliament.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Parliament
- Equality
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From Transparency to Deliberation: How to Reform Lobbying
Making lobbying more deliberative can save democracy and improve the quality of policymaking. Here are three solutions to make it happen.
- Parliament
- Progressive Politics
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Different Process, Same Outcome? The Problems of Within-Party Sortition
Why within-party sortition would not result in a socially representative Parliament.
- Political Parties
- Parliament
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The House of Lords and Devolution: Already a Chamber of the Nations and Regions?
To what extent can the Lords be said to act as a chamber with a commitment to, and expertise in, the UK's territorial constitution post-devolution?
- Parliament
- Labour Party
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The Northern Irish Assembly has Formally Granted ‘Democratic consent’ to the Windsor Framework. What Does This Mean?
The lack of a cross-community majority means the next ‘democratic consent’ vote will be in 2028.
- Parliament
- Brexit
- Ireland
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Government by WhatsApp? Covid, Transparency and Government by Text
The Covid Inquiry revealed that there were ‘substantive discussions’ of important policy decisions through texts and messages. Is this ever acceptable?
- Political Parties
- Parliament
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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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Who Runs for Office? Understanding Candidate Diversity, Safety and Localism in the UK General Election 2024
Studying gender representation, security concerns and local residency in the 2024 election.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Parliament
- Feminism & Gender
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- Parliament
- Media
