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Staying in would enable the UK to play an active role in tackling the most pressing issues of the day, from tax evasion to terrorism, the former PM argued.
Ask the British public about routine government and business practices, and they’ll tell you they’re deeply corrupt.
The prime minister’s security speech has been labelled fear mongering.
There have long been complaints that British general elections don’t produce a fair result. Are the locals any better?
The 2016 local elections were bad news for non-affiliated hopefuls for many reasons.
The picture hasn’t shifted much in local councils – but that will cause concern in Labour and sighs of relief among Conservatives.
The bilateral deals struck over the years between Switzerland and the EU have been suggested as alternatives for the UK if it votes to leave in the referendum.
All eyes were on the race for second place in the 2016 Welsh Assembly elections.
Ken Livingstone may be at the centre of the latest argument, but Labour is divided by a rift that dates back much further.
We all need the BBC’s new version of Top Gear not to stall.
There’s an argument to be made for the old way of doing things.
Brexit would be the beginning of the process of Britain’s economic transformation – giving it the potential to be better off.
Both Goldsmith and Khan oppose the Heathrow expansion – so how will they solve the air capacity crisis?
An expert introduces Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan, and considers their chances of securing one of the most coveted positions in politics.
It has taken years to get CETA in place, and it still doesn’t work as intended.
Bogeymen abound for the justice secretary – not least within the Conservative Party.
Outers are crying Project Fear, but it’s not easy to predict what would happen if Britain voted to leave the EU.
Chancellor Angela Merkel wouldn’t like to see Britain leave the EU, but a remain vote is not necessarily an easy option either.
Top contributors
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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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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
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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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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
