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Just as the UK looks set to return to grown up politics, everyone else is installing radicals.
After years of tumult in the ruling Conservative party, Labour looks set to take office. But it is no sure bet, and could be off the back of a large scale disaffection from the wider public.
What does the future hold for Wales and Welsh Labour in the wake of Drakeford’s resignation?
The former prime minister and his allies have dodged questions and passed the buck in an inquiry that is meant to give the public confidence that lessons will be learned for the future.
Communication is a two-way street.
Giving evidence to the COVID inquiry, Boris Johnson’s former adviser exposed the dysfunction of an administration lacking in the expertise needed to manage a crisis.
More byelections could be on the way.
Geographical happenstance became a matter of national identity in imperial times and is now a handy rhetorical device for Brexit enthusiasts.
Boris Johnson’s controversial resignation honours list has prompted fresh debates around reforming the UK’s unelected upper house.
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2022 has some sobering data for the UK government.
Our research highlights three key reasons for declining trust in experts, and how to regain their authority in future.
Despite his legal troubles, the former president maintains a healthy lead in the race for the Republican nomination.
Those who seek power for the sake of power are less attracted to high office when more people get a say.
The privileges process is a vital part of the British constitution so what the committee investigating Johnson decides matters for future precedent, even if he is gone.
The House of Commons committee of privileges has called for the former prime minister to be barred from having a former member’s pass, and with good reason.
It’s very rare to see a former PM stand in a byelection – but less so to see a future PM give it a go.
The former prime minister has claimed a small group of MPs has forced him out but that’s not an accurate description of events.
Baroness Hallett says she should be the one to decide which government messages are relevant to her inquiry, but is she right?
Charisma matters in elections campaigns, as a study carried out just before the 2019 election shows.
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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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Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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