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HOW I WOULD REDESIGN THE 2016 EU REFERENDUM

October 2, 2020October 19, 2020 | UK Politics | Lucy W - LVI

David Cameron created the EU referendum because he wanted to appease the Eurosceptical members of his Conservative Party and neutralize…
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Should the UK use more referendums to help improve democracy in the UK

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 | UK Politics | Dylan C (LVI)

Referendums are a key part of democracy, they give the general population a voice and a stage to voice their…
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Good and bad referenda

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 | UK Politics | Von Hayek

Students and teachers alike will be well aware that the politics A-Level course has been changed, its content updated, increased…
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Brexit and Parliamentary Sovereignty

March 17, 2019March 28, 2019 | UK Politics | Von Hayek

We hear a fair bit of gibberish about how Brexit has broken our constitution, about how our uncodified political system…
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Should there be another Brexit referendum?

September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 | UK Politics | Tom Fox UVI

Brexit has provoked so many different and complex conflicts between a variety of people causing a large split in society.…
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