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
Public divided on future of monarchy but majority favour financial reform and transparency. A poll published today by the Constitution Society finds that 53 per cent of people inGreat Britain believe that members of the royal family … [Read more...] about New Polling: Public Divided on Future of Monarchy
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
New polling for The Constitution Society has revealed the Labour Party would remain on course to regain all Red Wall seats and could expand its overall support if it said Brexit was a mistake. The polling suggests that the Party could even win an … [Read more...] about Labour could win increased majority by turning against Brexit, new poll finds
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
On 30 May 2022, the Special Purpose Committee established to consider the prospect of a larger Senedd published its report. The report's proposals are bold, calling for a 96-Member Senedd elected via a more proportional electoral system. In this … [Read more...] about Senedd reform: progress (of a sort) by Hugh Rawlings
A year ago, The Constitution Society commissioned a large-scale poll investigating how the public would respond to a formal electoral pact between the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party. It predicted that at the height of the … [Read more...] about Electoral pacts and the UK constitution: an update one year on by Andrew Blick
