The prime minister’s pledge to bring integrity to public office could become a stick to beat him with – just like ‘back to basics’ became for John Major.
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Workers have gradually lost all powers to take industrial action when they feel conditions are unfair.
The UK government has vetoed Scotland’s gender recognition reform (Scotland) bill, which aims to make it easier for people to change their legal gender.
The public still does not know what the opposition party stands for. Inspiration could come from a surprising source.
The strikes (minimum service levels) bill making its way through parliament potentially means employers can block named workers from taking industrial action.
Clowns and jesters have positively contributed to society for centuries.
Hancock isn’t the first politician to attempt redemption through memoir.
Research using the records of offenders shows a shift online but also towards less committed adherence to extremist causes among offenders.
Controversial new rules are due to affect local elections in May 2023 despite warnings from officials that there isn’t enough time.
The plan to abolish the House of Lords has drawn the most attention but Labour is also proposing radical changes to how power is distributed.
Gordon Brown’s proposed elected upper chamber could protect plans to decentralise power, but it’s arguably not in the Labour party’s interest to introduce one.
Gordon Brown’s proposals include hefty devolution and House of Lords reform but one change that could have the biggest impact is nowhere to be seen.
The SNP leader has caused drama in the chamber on multiple occasions, often with the aim of bringing neglected subjects to public attention.
When the rot sets in, past governments have found it hard to win back the public.
Labour and Conservatives share a desire to wean the UK off a dependency on migrant labour.
Linguistic analysis shows that activists and politicians have very different messages when it comes to the environment.
The gravity of the current situation is obscuring a less visible crisis – a failure of political imagination
One in seven respondents believed the victims of the Manchester terrorist attack were ‘crisis actors’.
Matt Hancock’s controversial appearance on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here raises important questions on the true purpose of MPs.
Star Wars is full of interesting and relevant lessons for the leader of a country (or galaxy) in turmoil.
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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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, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
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Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
