The Conservative party won the election with an 80 seat majority and gained 47 seats. They achieved 43.6% of the…
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Tag: Democracy
What are the implications of the 2019 election
On the 12th of December the nation was united under a whopping 365 seats, as this is a clear mandate…
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The UK in the 2020s
Given the divergence between Scotland and England in the recent election results, many have rightly questioned the future of the…
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If you had the opportunity, would you reform the House of Lords?
This week, LVI Politics students have been discussing the role of the House of Lords in Parliament. They were set…
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The Chilean Spring
Recently, with all the confusion over Brexit and the various misdemeanors of our radical friend President Trump the political state…
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Should the UK use more referendums to help improve democracy in the UK
Referendums are a key part of democracy, they give the general population a voice and a stage to voice their…
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Brexit and constitutional damage; how democracies die.
I read a book last year called How Democracies Die which was written by two American academics who had clearly…
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There is no reason for 16 year olds to be given the vote
In recent times, the Tory government has come under fire concerning their policy regarding a refusal to lower the voting…
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16 year olds should be allowed to vote in UK elections
In the U.K. we pride ourselves on being a democracy. A democracy in which everyone gets a vote and everyone’s…
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Online voting would cause far more problems than the current system. We should maintain the status quo.
Clearly Mr Stewart’s time spent glued to episode after episode of Love Island this summer would have been better spent…
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