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Bill Clinton and senator George Mitchell were central in keeping the players at the table so that the historical deal could be signed in 1998.
A law making its way through parliament that would grant widespread immunity from prosecution for people accused of crimes during the Troubles.
Secret, behind-the-scenes talks were going on years before the official Belfast Agreement was signed – and made the whole thing possible.
The illegal migration bill is performative politics that allows the Conservatives to blame opponents ahead of a key election.
After a pandemic and over a decade of public spending cuts, young people need investment not punishment.
The UK is now the only democracy where the children of formerly colonised people are running the country that colonised their parents’ and grandparents’ nations.
The SNP’s new leader only just squeaked over the line against his rivals, which is a bad sign for his ambition to take Scotland out of the UK.
The deputy prime minister insists he just has high expectations of his staff but that is not what ‘professionalism’ really means.
Many businesses have been reluctant to invest and expand.
Leaks of thousands of messages show government officials making light of lockdowns and joking about frightening the public.
Nicola Sturgeon has quit and now her husband Peter Murrell has resigned as chief-executive following news the SNP has lost more than 30,000 members since December 2021.
The former PM was criticised for making decisions without proper advice or consultation
While the scale of the strikes in both countries is historic, a scholar in employer relations notes the legislative conditions framing industrial action in the UK are much more restrictive.
Jeremy Hunt’s first budget day as chancellor was in many ways more about politics than economics. Historically, the Conservative party’s electoral success has been based on a reputation for economic competence…
He’s a man on five missions but he’ll need to learn from his predecessors to lead Labour back to power after over a decade out of it.
We talk about ‘fiscal responsibility’ but rarely are a government’s annual accounting exercises assessed in ethical terms.
Brexit and Boris Johnson caused tension but France and the UK are getting back on track.
The senior civil servant who investigated the partygate scandal is leaving to join the opposition. It’s a very surprising move.
Johnson claims he didn’t know pandemic rules were broken when parties were held in Downing Street.
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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, Edge Hill University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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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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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
