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Co-organised with Operation Black Vote and @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social, the event is part of a series about how democracy works and how to shape political decisions.
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Monitor 91 warns that 'changes feel timid and reluctant in the face of serious threats' and explains what is happening across the constitutional spectrum.
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This examined how any future referendum on the constitutional status of Northern Ireland would be best designed and conducted.
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This examined how any future referendum on the constitutional status of Northern Ireland would be best designed and conducted.
Find out more 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
At 1pm today, join @catsmithmp.bsky.social, @rosewhiff.bsky.social, Tom Hawthorn and David Howarth at our free, online event to consider if the government's plans are sufficient to ensure electoral integrity.
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At 1pm today, join @catsmithmp.bsky.social, @rosewhiff.bsky.social, Tom Hawthorn and David Howarth at our free, online event to consider if the government's plans are sufficient to ensure electoral integrity.
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📺 Looking forward to this @conunitucl.bsky.social event featuring APPG member @catsmithmp.bsky.social
🎯 Ministers must go further: from a truly independent regulator, to a National Commission on Electoral Reform
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📺 Looking forward to this @conunitucl.bsky.social event featuring APPG member @catsmithmp.bsky.social
🎯 Ministers must go further: from a truly independent regulator, to a National Commission on Electoral Reform
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@lisajames.bsky.social, @conorjkelly.bsky.social and @alanrenwick.bsky.social explain Northern Ireland's politics and political structures, including power-sharing, the impact of Brexit and debates over Northern Ireland's future.
@lisajames.bsky.social, @conorjkelly.bsky.social and @alanrenwick.bsky.social explain Northern Ireland's politics and political structures, including power-sharing, the impact of Brexit and debates over Northern Ireland's future.
See the thread below for tasters and links.
Happy reading! We hope the briefings will be super-useful for many people.
We are releasing newly updated versions of our briefings, plus three new ones!
The series covers topics from the constitutional principles that underpin democracy to the role of citizens' assemblies.
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Happy reading! We hope the briefings will be super-useful for many people.
@ruxandrasrbn.bsky.social explains how Canada's experiment with a Prime Minister's Question Period procedure between 2017 and 2025 worked and how it differed from the traditional model.
@ruxandrasrbn.bsky.social explains how Canada's experiment with a Prime Minister's Question Period procedure between 2017 and 2025 worked and how it differed from the traditional model.
On 24 October, join @catsmithmp.bsky.social, @rosewhiff.bsky.social, Tom Hawthorn and David Howarth at our free, online event to consider if the government's plans are sufficient to ensure electoral integrity.
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On 24 October, join @catsmithmp.bsky.social, @rosewhiff.bsky.social, Tom Hawthorn and David Howarth at our free, online event to consider if the government's plans are sufficient to ensure electoral integrity.
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Our Deputy Director, @alanrenwick.bsky.social, appeared on David Runciman's Past Present Future podcast to talk about referendums.
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Our Deputy Director, @alanrenwick.bsky.social, appeared on David Runciman's Past Present Future podcast to talk about referendums.
Listen on YouTube 👇
Our Deputy Director, @alanrenwick.bsky.social, is on the latest episode of David Runciman's Past Present Future podcast discussing referendums.
Listen on YouTube 👇
Our Deputy Director, @alanrenwick.bsky.social, is on the latest episode of David Runciman's Past Present Future podcast discussing referendums.
Listen on YouTube 👇
In today’s episode David talks to @alanrenwick.bsky.social from UCL’s Constitution Unit about the pros & cons of referendums. How can they be used to open up political debate? When does a democratic question need to be put direct to the people?
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@alanrenwick.bsky.social argues much of what the government proposes is good. But the newly appointed ministers responsible for elections will need to make further progress on some crucial matters
@alanrenwick.bsky.social argues much of what the government proposes is good. But the newly appointed ministers responsible for elections will need to make further progress on some crucial matters
In short: many good things, but several points don't go far enough, and there is one big mistake.
@alanrenwick.bsky.social argues much of what the government proposes is good. But the newly appointed ministers responsible for elections will need to make further progress on some crucial matters
In short: many good things, but several points don't go far enough, and there is one big mistake.
@uclspp.bsky.social
🏆 Luis' book, 'Bringing War Back In', beautifully weaves a myriad of methods with robust analytical findings, as described by our jury #ECPRPrizes
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With @martamiori.bsky.social @psurridge.bsky.social @profjanegreen.bsky.social @alanrenwick.bsky.social
With @martamiori.bsky.social @psurridge.bsky.social @profjanegreen.bsky.social @alanrenwick.bsky.social
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Read our Deputy Director, @alanrenwick.bsky.social's, instant analysis of the elections white paper for @uclpolicylab.bsky.social 👇
Read our Deputy Director, @alanrenwick.bsky.social's, instant analysis of the elections white paper for @uclpolicylab.bsky.social 👇
It's filled, as ever, with analysis of constitutional developments over the past four months or so - Lords reform electoral reform, devolution, and lots more.
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Monitor 90 describes this government's constitutional reform scorecard as 'mixed'. It says that much remains to be done and progress in some areas has been disappointing.
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It's filled, as ever, with analysis of constitutional developments over the past four months or so - Lords reform electoral reform, devolution, and lots more.
@conunitucl.bsky.social
Thank you to all three speakers for bringing such insight and clarity.
We hosted a timely event this afternoon (held just before the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill was published) all about English devolution, with Bella Sankey, Roger Gough and @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social.
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Thank you to all three speakers for bringing such insight and clarity.
Our Deputy Director, @alanrenwick.bsky.social, said last year that the switch to FPTP in 2022 harmed democracy and called for it to be reversed 👉 constitution-unit.com/2024/05/24/t....
Our Deputy Director, @alanrenwick.bsky.social, said last year that the switch to FPTP in 2022 harmed democracy and called for it to be reversed 👉 constitution-unit.com/2024/05/24/t....
In a blogpost last year, I set out why the switch to FPTP in 2022 was bad for democracy, and why reversing that move is good.
constitution-unit.com/2024/05/24/t...
In a blogpost last year, I set out why the switch to FPTP in 2022 was bad for democracy, and why reversing that move is good.
constitution-unit.com/2024/05/24/t...
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We will mainly be looking out for amendment 23, from Crossbencher Lord (Terry) Burns. This would cap the chamber's size at 650 and limit prime ministerial appointments.
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We will mainly be looking out for amendment 23, from Crossbencher Lord (Terry) Burns. This would cap the chamber's size at 650 and limit prime ministerial appointments.
A thread 👇