The Senedd Cymru’s Member Accountability and Elections Bill, passed on 17 March 2026, introduces reforms to Senedd Member accountability and electoral integrity. However, by leaving much of the detail to future secondary legislation, it raises … [Read more...] about New Senedd Accountability Reforms: Political Lying and Constitutional Risk
Role: Research FellowLocation: Westminster, London, UK (with the option of hybrid working)Apply Before: 29 May, 23:59Contract Type: Fixed TermWork Duration: 15 June 2026-14 September 2026Job Schedule: Full … [Read more...] about Fellowship on Protest and the Constitution: Apply Now
Britain is in the thick of a 30-year reorganisation of the state – what Tony Blair began in the 1990s, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is now looking to continue – and Artificial Intelligence is merely the latest machinery of constitutional … [Read more...] about The NHS, the Future and Data Privacy: Cause for Concern?
On Monday the Constitution Society went on the road to Belfast to host two panel talks on the legacy of the Brexit vote for Northern Ireland 10 years after the EU Referendum. On a blustery March afternoon, members of the public made their … [Read more...] about 10 Years Since the Brexit Vote: A Constitution Society Event in Belfast
The serious, emotive and divisive topic of assisted dying is subject to significant debate, as well as attempts to change the law. Scotland saw a vote against the Assisted Dying for Terminally … [Read more...] about The End of the Assisted Dying (Scotland) Bill?
The Constitution Society is pleased to announce our contributing writers for 2026/27. Over the coming year our group of authors will provide analysis, commentary and insight on a range of developments in the UK constitution. We’re excited to showcase … [Read more...] about Announcement: New Contributing Writers for 2026
On 19 February 2026 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly known as Prince Andrew) was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He was held for nearly 12 hours at Aylesham Police Station and questioned by police in relation to … [Read more...] about Misconduct in Public Office: In Need of Reform?
When the Representation of the People Bill 2026 enters committee stage in the House of Commons later this month, MPs will begin scrutinising one of the most significant pieces of legislation affecting UK elections for many years. This moment … [Read more...] about A New Government Bill: Elections May Never be the Same
Keir Starmer’s premiership is certainly struggling to sustain any forward momentum. One of the many accusations thrown at the Prime Minister relates to the multiple policy U-turns that he and his government have performed since coming to power in … [Read more...] about Government U-Turns: Feeble Politics or Valuable Pragmatism?
The Civil Service has a new head: Cabinet Secretary, Antonia Romeo. The first woman to be appointed. Most of the commentary on her appointment, though, has focussed on personalities, and speculation about why her predecessor Chris Wormald left … [Read more...] about Is it time for a new Cabinet Secretary?
The House of Commons is already regularly lambasted for being overly theatrical but attempts to modernise its practices risk turning parliamentarians into thespians, performing rehearsed lines at pre-agreed intervals. Earlier this month, the … [Read more...] about Call Lists at Westminster: You Can Count Me Out
In recent years, Parliament has increasingly enacted ‘named laws’: legislation framed in response to, and in commemoration of, high-profile individuals or groups who have suffered a harm that the new law is intended to prevent or address. Named laws, … [Read more...] about Lawmaking as Memorial: Named Laws in the UK
