An election is on the near horizon and the Conservatives are best placed to win. But that doesn’t mean they will be popular.
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With Brexit and another general election on the horizon, these spending plans are highly likely to change.
The U.K. prime minister sought to suppress Parliamentary opponents, saying he – not they – represents the will of the British people. It put Queen Elizabeth II in a real bind.
It’s technically possible to topple the government but it wouldn’t be easy.
The UK does not have a written constitution so how can we tell if the government is right or wrong on this point?
Parliaments have been prorogued before – and revolution has ensued.
MPs are calling it an attack on democracy, the government insists it’s no big deal. Who is right in the battle for Brexit?
Understanding moderate politics can help us navigate the extremes of the current age.
The Labour leader wants to call a vote of no confidence, form a short-term government and then quickly call an election. Can it be done?
Voters complained of being turned away from polling stations in the European elections, and local teams are struggling to keep registers up to date on tight budgets.
Presenting himself as a man of the people is a major gamble for this prime minister.
If MPs aren’t sitting in parliament to block no-deal Brexit, can it go ahead anyway?
Voters have less faith in the Labour leader’s suitability to lead than they did after his 2017 successes.
Some of Northern Ireland’s biggest problems have nothing to do with leaving the EU, but all anyone talks about now is the backstop.
With the two big parties in turmoil, some politicians are striking out alone.
The man who led Vote Leave now has the ear of the UK’s prime minister.
If the strategy succeeds, the Tories could win a snap election with 40% of the vote.
The stories we tell about our histories can have a powerful impact on current events – and research shows how.
He has picked his cabinet and purged his critics … what now?
Faced with open and hidden prejudice, some British Muslims downplay their difference in public in order to succeed.
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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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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in British Politics, 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
