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- Conservative Party
- Political Parties
- Parliament
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Why Did it All go Wrong (so Quickly) for Liz Truss?
Liz Truss’s premiership was far shorter and more tumultuous even than other failed takeover leaders. What happened?
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Parliament
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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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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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Are Voters Really Ignorant?
Falsehoods can, and often do, impair people’s understanding of politics. But they can also facilitate political understanding. This simple insight has profound implications.
- Constitution
- Parliament
- Voting systems
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An open letter to Conservative MPs
The Conservatives' continued support for Boris Johnson despite his Fixed Penalty Notice from the Metropolitan Police comes at a cost to democracy itself.
- Conservative Party
- Parliament
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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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“There is a Deeply Entrenched Assumption That England Doesn’t Need its Own Institutions or Voice:" Interview with Michael Kenny
Anya Pearson interviews Michael Kenny, Inaugural Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, about winning the 2021 Bernard Crick Prize.
- Devolution
- Parliament
- Brexit
- Covid-19
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Sovereignty, Legislative Supremacy and Devolution
There are two possible interpretations of the sovereignty of parliament: parliamentary sovereignty and parliamentary legislative supremacy. A failure to appreciate this distinction obfuscates constitutional debates.
- Devolution
- Sovereignty
- Parliament
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Walking the Dark Side: Evading Parliamentary Scrutiny
There is a dark side to parliamentary scrutiny: where the principles and practicalities of scrutiny are not aligned, and where willingness and capacity are constrained or non-existent.
- Political Parties
- Parliament
- Covid-19
