It looks inevitable that for two elections running no party will win an overall majority.
Unelected, unrepresentative and undemocratic? What does the contemporary House of Lords actually look like?
Students on the final year Critical Issues in Contemporary Politics module were this year asked to produce blog posts as part of their assessment.
Ireland’s Referendum to Abolish its Upper House the Seanad
On 4 October the Irish electorate voted against the abolition of Ireland’s upper house of parliament, the Seanad, in a referendum.