The Director of the UCL Constitution Unit, Professor Alan Renwick, spoke to Andrew Neil on Times Radio on 30 September following the announcement of a national commission on electoral reform.

Involving both the public and all parties in shaping reforms on how they vote will be crucial.

Conor J. Kelly and Colin Murray discuss what would happen next if one of the major parties pulled out of the Stormont...

In 2021 the UK House of Commons rescinded its short-lived ‘English Votes for English Laws’ (EVEL) procedures, which had delivered differentiated voting rights to MPs to compensate for asymmetric te...

Generative AI is now part of election campaigns. Nicky Gillibrand and Marcus Ganley explain their recent research findings on how the EU’s regulatory frameworks dealt with the risks created by generative AI in the 2024 European Parliament elections, how this contrasts with New Zealand’s regulatory approach, and what it means for the UK.

Albertans will head to the polls this autumn to vote on whether to hold a referendum on seceding from Canada. Leah Trueblood explains how this ‘vote about a vote’ came about, why the ‘two vote’ structure is different from that put forward by the Independent Commission on Referendums, and suggests that the approach of the Government of Alberta is actually opposed to both the spirit and substance of the Commission’s recommendations.

Generative AI is now part of election campaigns. Nicky Gillibrand and Marcus Ganley explain their recent research findings on how the EU’s regulatory frameworks dealt with the risks created by generative AI in the 2024 European Parliament elections, how this contrasts with New Zealand’s regulatory approach, and what it means for the UK.

Generative AI is now part of election campaigns. Nicky Gillibrand and Marcus Ganley explain their recent research findings on how the EU’s regulatory frameworks dealt with the risks created by generative AI in the 2024 European Parliament elections, how this contrasts with New Zealand’s regulatory approach, and what it means for the UK.

Albertans will head to the polls this autumn to vote on whether to hold a referendum on seceding from Canada. Leah Trueblood explains how this ‘vote about a vote’ came about, why the ‘two vote’ structure is different from that put forward by the Independent Commission on Referendums, and suggests that the approach of the Government of Alberta is actually opposed to both the spirit and substance of the Commission’s recommendations.

The Belfast Agreement sets out rules for calling a unity referendum, but is vague on some details

Albertans will head to the polls this autumn to vote on whether to hold a referendum on seceding from Canada. Leah Trueblood explains how this ‘vote about a vote’ came about, why the ‘two vote’ structure is different from that put forward by the Independent Commission on Referendums, and suggests that the approach of the Government of Alberta is actually opposed to both the spirit and substance of the Commission’s recommendations.

Recent months have brought transition both in government and here at the Constitution Unit. The Prime Minister changed in July, and the Unit has had a new Director since May. Having spent the summer taking stock of the constitutional landscape, our Director, Alan Renwick explores what we know so far about the government’s agenda, what we can expect in the months ahead, and what readers of this blog can look out for from the Constitution Unit.

Recent months have brought transition both in government and here at the Constitution Unit. The Prime Minister changed in July, and the Unit has had a new Director since May. Having spent the summer taking stock of the constitutional landscape, our Director, Alan Renwick explores what we know so far about the government’s agenda, what we can expect in the months ahead, and what readers of this blog can look out for from the Constitution Unit.

Recent months have brought transition both in government and here at the Constitution Unit. The Prime Minister changed in July, and the Unit has had a new Director since May. Having spent the summer taking stock of the constitutional landscape, our Director, Alan Renwick explores what we know so far about the government’s agenda, what we can expect in the months ahead, and what readers of this blog can look out for from the Constitution Unit.

Recent months have brought transition both in government and here at the Constitution Unit. The Prime Minister changed in July, and the Unit has had a new Director since May. Having spent the summer taking stock of the constitutional landscape, our Director, Alan Renwick explores what we know so far about the government’s agenda, what we can expect in the months ahead, and what readers of this blog can look out for from the Constitution Unit.

Long-running research on the House of Lords led by Professor Meg Russell.

The Director of the UCL Constitution Unit, Professor Alan Renwick, appeared on Times Radio with Dominic O'Connell to discuss the rules around donations to Reform UK totalling £73 million.

The Director of the UCL Constitution Unit, Professor Alan Renwick, appeared on Times Radio with Dominic O'Connell to discuss the rules around donations to Reform UK totalling £73 million.

A new project by UCL's Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism, Constitution Unit and Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy seeks to inform the curriculum's content and the teaching of it.

A new project by UCL's Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism, Constitution Unit and Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy seeks to inform the curriculum's content and the teaching of it.

The UK does not have a codified “written” constitution. What are the arguments for and against having one?

Book Launch: 'Explaining Northern Ireland Party Stances on the EU'

As Andy Burnham’s new government prepares to face scrutiny from MPs for the first time, Tom Fleming outlines ten key issues and questions facing parliament in the weeks and months ahead.

As Andy Burnham’s new government prepares to face scrutiny from MPs for the first time, Tom Fleming outlines ten key issues and questions facing parliament in the weeks and months ahead.

As Andy Burnham’s new government prepares to face scrutiny from MPs for the first time, Tom Fleming outlines ten key issues and questions facing parliament in the weeks and months ahead.

As Andy Burnham’s new government prepares to face scrutiny from MPs for the first time, Tom Fleming outlines ten key issues and questions facing parliament in the weeks and months ahead.

As Andy Burnham’s new government prepares to face scrutiny from MPs for the first time, Tom Fleming outlines ten key issues and questions facing parliament in the weeks and months ahead.

In response to the current droughts and heatwave, the Government has introduced statutory guidelines in relation to the supply of disposable BBQs.

The three key ingredients are now in place

The Constitution Unit today publishes a new report: Safeguarding the Constitution: Key Steps to Strengthen UK Democratic Resilience. In this post its authors, Lisa James, Meg Russell and Alan Renwick, discuss some of the report's conclusions.