In its fifth report, covering the period from January through June of 2023, the United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group has highlighted numerous areas of concern regarding the UK constitution. These spanned the Boris Johnson Lords nominations, … [Read more...] about The Constitution in Review 5
After the fall of the Nazi regime, in 1949, in an attempt to ensure against the rise of future dictatorships, the new German constitution included the right of German MPs to be ‘representatives of the whole people, not bound by orders or … [Read more...] about Cracking the Whip: The UK’s Party Control System
With the passing of the late Queen in September of 2022 and the coronation of King Charles III in May of 2023, the UK monarchy has overcome a period of great upheaval with a minimum of fuss. Despite some predictions, support for the monarchy has … [Read more...] about Europe’s Last Imperial Monarchy – An Analysis of the British Royal Family
The United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group (UKCMG) has warned that 2022 exposed tensions and weaknesses within the UK and devolved systems of government. It said it also feared that ministers had demonstrated a propensity to exploit and … [Read more...] about The Constitution in Review 4
Calls for reforming or replacing the Human Rights Act with a Bill of Rights have had difficulty progressing due to a lack of consensus on what such reform would contain and the process by which it would come about. As part of its 2019 … [Read more...] about THE ‘MODERN’ BILL OF RIGHTS BILL: Substituting ‘common sense’ with contradictory constitutionalism
In his comprehensive report, Climate change, the courts, and the constitution, Joshua Kimblin surveys how the legal mechanisms of environmental and climate accountability have operated over the last three years and considers future … [Read more...] about Climate change, the courts, and the constitution
This report examines the potential impacts of the Elections Act 2022 and the introduction of the requirement to show ID to vote in Great Britain. The importance of electoral integrity became part of the debate surrounding UK elections following the … [Read more...] about An accident waiting to happen? Voter ID in the 2023 English local elections
The United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group (UKCMG) has warned that the UK constitution is under increasing strain, threatening the quality and stability of our democracy. The group is composed of leading constitutional … [Read more...] about The Constitution in Review 3
Conventions play an important role in many aspects of the UK constitution. Covering the period up to the end of 2019, this paper considers the. operation of conventions within the UK Parliament. It concludes that, in recent years, many … [Read more...] about Parliamentary Conventions by Jacqy Sharpe
The constitution after coronavirus Dr. Andrew Blick King's College London; Senior Adviser, The Constitution Society The coronavirus emergency is profound in its constitutional implications. They involve both the immediate response and the … [Read more...] about The Constitution After Coronavirus – discussion paper by Andrew Blick
This report examines the interaction between organisational structures within Britain's two major political parties, assessing the influence this can have on political direction and behaviours. The UK's arcane electoral system has resulted in the … [Read more...] about The Inner Workings of British Political Parties by Ben Westerman
This report argues that there is an urgent case for updating the 2015 Recall Act to allow constituents to recall Members of Parliament as part of a package of wider democratic reforms. The author holds that Recall is not a magical solution … [Read more...] about Watching the Watchmen: The Growing Case for Recall Elections and Increased Accountability for MPs by Sam Goodman
