Analysing the components of political leadership, Ben Worthy and Mark Bennister review Theresa May’s leadership capital. They conclude that, although she may gain capital after an election win, her strained […]
Labour’s Brexit Strategy: Cut-&-Paste of Theresa May’s old promises?
This week, Labour revealed its Brexit strategy – Jack Brooks takes a closer look. In the 10 months after the 23rd of June, the Labour party’s position on Brexit and what […]
#GE2017 and Brexit – Traincrash vs lucky escape
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or, god forbid, without adequate WIFI for the last day, you will be aware that we are having a snap election in just […]
The Snap election and the risk of ‘No Scottish mandate’
On 8 June 2017 voters will be at the polls again. The Prime Minister has called a snap election in order to bolster her plan for Brexit and unite the […]
Politics Always the Final Arbiter – The (Not So) Fixed-term Parliaments Act
The Fixed-term Parliaments Act (FTPA) passed in 2011 was meant to make the calling of early elections a lot harder for Prime Ministers. As I wrote back in July 2014, […]
Theresa May’s statement – what does it mean?
A snap general election will be held on the 8th of June. According to Theresa this is to unite the people of the UK, to unite the people of Westminster. […]
Theresa May’s Three-Way Brexit Fight – And Why She Cannot Win
On the 29th of March 2017, the government of the United Kingdom officially informed the President of the European Council about their intention to leave the European Union within the […]
INDYREF2: A bold but unsurprising move from Nicola Sturgeon
The gauntlet is down. To the surprise of many Nicola Sturgeon announced today that she will seek a second referendum on Scottish independence to be held between autumn 2018 and […]
The Saga continues – The UK Supreme Court Ruling on Article 50 and the Evolving Constitutional Crisis in the UK
By Paul Anderson and Soeren Keil The wait is finally over. The Supreme Court ruled on 24 January 2017 that ‘by a majority of eight to three … [the] government cannot […]