Two toothless motions on repairing a decrepit parliament speak volumes about the state of British politics.
- 125th Anniversary Chair and Professor of Politics and Public Policy at the University of Birmingham, University of Sheffield
Labour and the Conservatives need a broader bandwidth to appeal to the modern electorate.
The Conservatives’ pact with the DUP is dodgy and depressing.
Now that the dust has (sort of) settled, some advice for the Labour leader on getting into Downing Street.
Predictable politics was in need of a shake-up.
In bringing out the youth vote, Labour has changed the rules of the game. Where next is anyone’s guess.
Does the holder of the key have the right to lock the door on the leader of the free world?
A parliamentary committee says all MPs and peers should clear out of the national parliament so that major repairs can take place. But it’s not just the building that needs attention.
The Flower of Scotland may well be blooming but a number of thorny issues face the prime minister and the leaders of the main parties in the UK. The prime minister’s commitment to a “new and fair constitutional…
The news that Maria Miller decided to resign as culture secretary was not really much of a surprise. The only real surprise was the way that she had seemed to be toughing out the media feeding frenzy and…
The news that Tony Benn has died at home at the age of 88 has stimulated intense reflection and discussion about his career. But when reading the obituaries and listening to the various television and…
Perceptions of how well most major British institutions are run have plunged over the past three decades. The 30th British Social Attitudes report, published today, reports decreases in public satisfaction…
The clash between Boris Johnson and George Osborne over cuts to Transport for London’s budget, which would scupper the mayor’s 2020 vision for a cycling city, represents far more than an argument over…
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