The UK election made an irresistible case for proportional representation, but a Conservative government is not likely to play ball. The upper house might be a compromise, though.
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There is no avoiding it – the UK’s electoral process is well past its sell-by date. In 2010 the first-past-the-post system failed to deliver a single-party majority government and it is very unlikely to…
We’ve learnt this year that if an MP defects – particularly to UKIP – people pay attention. With their high-profile defections causing two by-elections, Douglas Carswell and Mark Reckless sparked both…
As the Chief Officer of the House of Commons, the speaker is well used to being in the spotlight. But in recent weeks, John Bercow has dominated the airwaves more than at any point since his election in…
The British public was treated to two political set-pieces on Wednesday: the weekly exchange between David Cameron and Ed Miliband at prime minister’s questions and the second EU debate between Nick Clegg…
A bill passed its first reading in the House of Commons this week which, if it became law, would prove far more punitive in restricting access to social benefits than anything yet suggested by Iain Duncan…
Principales colaboradores
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Social Anthropology, SOAS, University of London
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Instructor, Political Science, Carleton University
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Professor of Health Economics and Policy, University of York
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Reader in Politics, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
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Lecturer in Law, Durham University
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Visiting Lecturer, Department of Journalism, City, University of London
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Professor of Global Legal Studies, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Architecture, Nottingham Trent University
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Research Associate, Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield
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Reader in Constitutional Law and Human Rights, University of Birmingham
