Overweening ambition: George Villiers, first Duke of Buckingham. Peter Paul Rubens January 22, 2020 Impeachment: a political weapon that went out of fashion in England just as it was adopted in the US Mark Knights, University of Warwick Impeachment was a common political tool in early modern England, but its use lapsed 20 years after it was adopted in the US constitution.
Lock the doors? PA August 28, 2019 MPs are threatening to barricade themselves in if Boris Johnson prorogues parliament – here’s why they should be taken seriously Martyn Bennett, Nottingham Trent University Parliaments have been prorogued before – and revolution has ensued.
Deadlocked. Pajor Pawel/Shutterstock January 22, 2019 Brexit: the last time MPs were given indicative votes to break a deadlock, they failed Martin Farr, Newcastle University The problem with giving MPs indicative votes on a variety of options is the result is unlikely to please anybody.