On the 10th October Catalonia’s President, Carles Puigdemont, declared independence for the region, only to suspend it seconds later in order to negotiate with the Spanish government. This is part one of a two part blog series exploring what is going on with the process of independence in Catalonia.
Read MoreThe latest proposals for boundary changes have been published. Constituency boundaries are not a trivial concern, but hailing these changes as a solution to the unfairness in our political system is to overlook some of the most serious issues plaguing our politics.
Read MoreThe govermment has published their trade white paper and we're worried - there’s no new role for Parliament, the devolved legislatures or the public, but a seat at the table for big business.
Read MoreThe European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, more commonly known as the Repeal Bill, has passed its first major test in the parliamentary process at its Second Reading. The bill will be one of the most constitutionally transformative pieces of legislation to emerge since Brexit and aims to establish legal consistency when the UK has left the EU.
Read MoreThe European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, more commonly known as the Repeal Bill, is the first major piece of Brexit legislation to go before Parliament. The bill proposes to hand sweeping powers to ministers to allow them to make changes to laws. This would sideline both Parliament and the devolved nations from policymaking, further centralising power in the hands of the executive.
Read MoreWe’ve heard a lot in the media about the DUP’s social policies, their history and their politics. What has not been as thoroughly discussed are their policies towards democracy, which we've set out to analyse.
Read MoreUnlock Democracy has joined with over 70 organisations from across civil society to call on the government to seriously rethink its approach. If Brexit is about taking back control, then it simply can’t mean undertaking a transfer of unaccountable powers to the executive.
Read MoreThe Repeal Bill - the first major piece of Brexit legislation - will go before the House of Commons for a second reading. Now is therefore the time to get in the know about what is going to be one of the most constitutionally significant pieces of legislation in the UK’s history.
Read MoreThis week Barry Sheerman became the first sitting MP to sign up to UK’s the statutory lobbying register, as the result of his role as the Chairman of Policy Connect. The idea that MPs can run organisations that undertake lobbying activity sits uncomfortably, and serious questions must be asked about what this says about the state of lobbying regulation in the UK.
Read MoreYesterday the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (or as we have come to know it “the Repeal Bill”) was published. This is one of the most broad and constitutionally significant bills to go through Parliament and will have massive ramifications for us all, and future generations. We’re still going through the fine print but here are our initial thoughts.
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