Brexit and the UK Constitution is a concise edited collection from the Constitution Society surveying the impact of Brexit 10 years after the UK voted to leave the European Union. Made up of three essays from experts on immigration, the economy … [Read more...] about Brexit and the UK Constitution
Professor Catharine Barnard and Joël Reland survey changes in regulation in the ten years since the EU referendum in this landmark report for the Constitution Society and the Federal Trust. They argue that in practice the EU and the United Kingdom … [Read more...] about Brexit and Regulation
The United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group (UKCMG), established in 2020, is made up of members with practical experience and academic knowledge of the UK constitution. Its formation was driven in part by concern about declining adherence to … [Read more...] about The Constitution in Review – Volume 2 Issue 3
Brexit and Immigration: The Arc of the Pendulum, published jointly by The Constitution Society and the Federal Trust, tackles the role immigration policy played in causing Brexit, and that Brexit has since played in driving UK immigration … [Read more...] about Brexit and Immigration: The Arc of the Pendulum
A report from the United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group, covering 1 January to 30 June, 2025 The United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group (UKCMG) comprises experts and practitioners covering a range of areas of the UK constitution. Its … [Read more...] about The Constitution in Review, Volume 2 – Issue 2
British democracy is blighted by low and unequal turnout. The last general election saw overall turnout of registered voters fall to 59.8%, and this number masks stark disparities in turnout rates on the basis of class, race, age, and housing … [Read more...] about Universal Suffrage? The problem of low and unequal turnout and the case for compulsory voting
The National Health Service (NHS) remains a cornerstone of British society, yet it faces ongoing scrutiny over governance and democratic accountability. Recent reforms introduced by the Health and Care Act 2022, including Integrated Care Systems … [Read more...] about Exploring Democratic Accountability Structures and Pathways in the NHS
A new report from John Springford, commissioned by the Constitution Society and the Federal Trust, analyses the economic impact of Brexit nine years after the UK voted to leave the EU. The Economic Impact of Brexit performs a ‘Brexit audit’, … [Read more...] about The Economic Impact of Brexit, Nine Years On: Was the Consensus Right?
Young people studying in secondary schools in England are coming of age amidst acute global anxieties about the robustness of democratic systems. UK politics and government across the lifetime of a current English teenager has been characterised by … [Read more...] about Building Constitutional Literacy in Schools to Empower Future Citizens
A Report from the United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group, covering 5 July to 31 December, 2024 The preceding six issues of the Constitution in Review published by the UKCMG covered the period from the commencement of the 2019 Parliament to … [Read more...] about The Constitution in Review, Volume 2 – Issue 1
This files contains three A3 posters designed by the Constitution Society for classrooms. They focus on Parliament, the Human Rights Act and the Rule of Law. These posters are available to download and print for free for educational purposes. … [Read more...] about The Constitution Society Teacher Poster Pack 2025
This report is the sixth released by the United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group. It covers the 12 months of July 2023 to July 2024 and consequently the last year in office of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government. While … [Read more...] about The Constitution in Review 6
