It was quite marvellous to see Parliament back front and centre of the news last night with the 2nd reading…
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Does the public expect too much of UK Politicians
“It is as if someone has drawn a thick red line round the parliamentary estate and labelled it in big,…
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How the 2019 election will reshape politics in the UK.
Fundamentally, the election held on the 12th of December 2019 was of paramount importance to UK citizens and to the…
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The 2019 election will have a significant impact on how the UK is governed.
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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Brexit and Parliamentary Sovereignty
We hear a fair bit of gibberish about how Brexit has broken our constitution, about how our uncodified political system…
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What on earth is going on in Westminster
Mention to anyone that you are a teacher or student of politics at the moment and you are usually met…
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Prisoners in the UK should be allowed to vote
This is a very contentious subject with many holding very strong views on the matter such as David Cameron, who…
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Women should have their own representatives in Parliament.
Women’s equality, although having improved greatly since the early 20th century, still has not been fully achieved. Even in the…
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Is the UK Parliament really sovereign?
Parliamentary Sovereignty is the principle that Parliament can make, amend or unmake any law, and cannot bind its successors or…
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