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Making sense of May 7: the 2015 election and the future of British politics
Join Professor John Curtice and other leading analysts as they dissect the implications of the recent general election at the launch of the first major book on
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Do MPs matter in only nominally democratic countries?
At the recent general election in Ethiopia the single opposition party MP lost their seat in the 547-strong House of People’s Representatives. In Bangladesh,
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Committee Chairs in Conversation
Newly elected select committee chairs, Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP and Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, of the Home Affairs and Health select committees respectively, discuss how
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EVEL – Five Early Questions
Today the House of Commons will debate the government’s proposed revisions to Standing Orders to introduce its plan for English votes for English laws. The draft
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Launch of the 2014 Audit of Political Engagement
On April 30th in Parliament, the Hansard Society will be launching its latest Audit of Political Engagement report tracking public attitudes to politics, Parliament
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‘Designing a Parliament for the 21st Century’ – the Rt Hon John…
In a speech to the Hansard Society the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon John Bercow MP, explored further modernisation of the Parliament and British
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Delegating appropriately? Evidence on the draft Deregulation Bill
Acts of Parliament regularly grant power to ministers and other bodies to make new law (known as delegated or secondary legislation) using processes that involve
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The constitutional implications of coalition government
Hansard Society Director Ruth Fox gave evidence to the House of Lords Constitution Committee today on the implications of coalition government. The Committee discussed
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