UK Politics
Democracy and Participation:
12.08.21 – Was the AV Referendum a good exercise in democracy?
08.08.21 – What is Liberal Democracy?
30.07.21 – Why did Citizens Juries never take off in the UK?
12.07.21 – Has the use of E-Petitions enhanced democracy in the UK?
06.07.21- How significant is the power of Recall in the UK?
07.09.18 – How much Direct Democracy is there in the UK?
04.09.18 – What is Liberal Democracy?
Political Parties:
01.11.20 – Why was Jeremy Corbyn suspended what might its significance be?
18.01.20 – Who is running in the Labour Leadership Election and how will the new leader be chosen?
16.09.19 – What has happened at the Liberal Democrat Conference?
03.11.18 – How would a Tory Leadership Election work?
01.10.18 – Was the Salzburg rejection that the worst moment of Theresa May’s Premiership?
14.10.18 – What was Clause IV and what did New Labour do to it?
29.11.17 – Remember When: Margaret Thatcher Resigns as Prime Minister
Voting Behaviour:
07.11.19 – What is election Purdah and why does it exist?
Electoral Systems:
06.04.21 – Could two political enemies be about to exploit AMS to form a ‘supermajority for independence’?
25.07.20 – What is the significance of by-elections?
10.06.20 – What are Short Money and Cranborne Money?
09.03.18 – How is UK campaign spending different from that in the US?
UK Government
Constitution:
09.04.21 – Has the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act (2011) been a failed constitutional reform?
29.10.20 – Is the UK constitution becoming increasingly codified?
13.05.20 – What are the differences between the US and UK ‘Lines of Succession’?
02.09.19 – The Week Ahead in Parliament
02.03.19 – Should the Independent Group’s MPs have abided by the ‘Carswell Convention’?
17.11.18 – Is the Recall of MPs Act (2015) really effective?
17.11.18 – What is the Freedom of Information Act and why did Tony Blair call it “stupidity”?
17.09.18 – Why is Statute Law the most important source of the UK Constitution?
03.11.18 – What are Works of Authority?
20.09.18 – Common Law – Why is it fundamental to the constitution?
19.09.18 – Why are conventions still an important part of the UK constitution?
12.09.18 – What are the advantages of having a constitutional monarchy in the UK?
11.09.18 – What is Parliamentary Sovereignty and does it truly exist?
10.09.18 – The Bill of Rights (1689) – What did it do?
09.09.18 – What is the Rule of Law and why is it an important principle of the UK Constitution?
06.03.18 – Why was Devolution in Northern Ireland so hard to achieve and is it in crisis?
13.01.2018 – What is Parliamentary Privilege?
28.11.17 – The Salisbury Convention
Relations Between Branches:
07.08.21 – How does the UK judicial system work?
28.07.21 – How did Boris Johnson (eventually) ‘Get Brexit Done’?
25.07.21 – What is sovereignty and where does it reside in the British political system?
23.07.21 – What are the best examples of Judicial Review in the Supreme Court since 2009?
21.07.21 – Theresa May and Brexit – An example of a lack of Prime Ministerial Control?
02.03.21 – How significant are public inquiries in the UK?
20.02.21 – The Government acted unlawfully over PPE contracts – An example of Judicial Review
17.06.20 – The ECHR and ECJ – What is the difference?
13.05.20 – HM Treasury v Ahmed (2010) – Why such a good example?
24.09.19 – Why is today’s Supreme Court judgement significant?
10.09.19 – Does the Rule of Law apply to the Government?
16.03.19 – What factors determine the primacy of the House of Commons in Parliament?
03.03.19 – How is Britain’s position in the European Union unique?
23.01.18 – Who were the Law Lords?
Parliament:
19.04.21 – The MPs Expenses Scandal – How much did it damage the reputation of Parliament?
21.10.20 – James Callaghan and the last successful motion of no confidence in a UK Government
14.09.20 – Why is the Internal Markets Bill so controversial?
11.09.20 – Do Opposition Days in Parliament really matter?
04.09.20 – What is the significance of 10 Minute Rule Bills?
03.09.20 – Who are the hereditary peers?
20.07.20 – Are the Government losing control of Committees?
04.06.20 – Why won’t electronic voting return to Parliament?
31.05.20 – PMQs – Is it just parliamentary theatre?
27.05.20 – The Liaison Committee – Boris Johnson’s First Appearance
27.05.20 – The Commons Liaison Committee: What is its role and significance?
22.05.20 – A Brief History of Lords Reform
13.01.20 – What is the Private Members Ballot and why is it so important to backbenchers?
08.01.20 – What is meant by the Elective Dictatorship and why does it exist?
07.09.19 – What is the significance of the withdrawal of the whip and deselection?
04.09.19 – What is Standing Order 24?
23.04.19 – The impartiality of the Speaker and the Denison Convention
16.03.19 – Voyeurism (Offences) Act (2019) – An example of a legislative process
Executive:
12.04.21 – Why do Cabinet Reshuffles take place and why is the ‘Night of the Long Knives’ so famous?
07.06.20 – ‘Bigotgate’: Campaigning and 24/7 News Media
18.11.18 – Brexit and Collective Responsibility
03.09.18 – Boris shows why the ‘big beasts’ are kept inside of the Cabinet
10.01.18 – What are the ‘Great Offices of State’?
03.01.18 – Can we expect May to reshuffle her Cabinet?
09.12.17 – Types of Government and Confidence and Supply
02.12.17 – Should Trump’s UK State Visit be Cancelled?
Global Politics
Power and Developments:
11.01.20 – Who was Qassem Soleimani and was his killing legal?
01.11.10 – Trump, Trade Wars and China
29.09.19 – Why is the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia so complicated?
21.09.19 – When will American troops finally leave Afghanistan?
Political Global Governance:
08.01.20 – Britain, the UN and the Chagos Islands
US Government and Politics
Constitution:
27.02.19 – What is the Special Prosecutor and why are they important?
18.09.18 – How did Gerald Ford become the only unelected President in US History?
10.09.18 – What were the Articles of Confederation and why did they fail?
06.09.18 – The Declaration of Independence – what did it do?
05.09.18 – Who were ‘The Framers’ and what did they frame?
29.01.18 – How serious would it be if a President lied to the American people?
Executive:
10.09.18 – Was last week the worst of Trump’s Presidency?
11.01.18 – What did Alexander Hamilton call the ‘Benign Prerogative’?
08.01.20 – Fire and Fury and the 25th Amendment
04.12.17 – Are there parallels between the Russian Investigation and Watergate?
29.11.17 – Keystone Pipeline is ready to be built
Congress:
31.01.18 – What is the Nuclear Option?
21.01.18 – What is a Filibuster and a Cloture Motion?
18.01.18 – Will the GOP and Democrats be able to avoid a Federal Shutdown?
07.01.18 – What is Gerrymandering?
02.12.17 – Is Trump about to win his first major legislative victory?
28.11.17 – Advice and Consent Powers
Judiciary:
28.01.18 – What is meant by Original Intent?
10.01.18 – A key Judicial Decision on Gerrymandering
Elections:
26.02.19 – What is the ‘Invisible Primary’ and why is it significant?
13.03.18 – Who are the most famous Third Party or Independent Candidates and how significant can they be?
Political Ideologies
