Abstract. Although the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) contains no explicit environmental right, the Strasbourg Court has gradually come to affo

The director is a mass entertainer with an elitist disdain for the masses. In his films, order and hierarchy reign supreme.

This post is part of a series on ‘Economic Aspects of the Constitution’. The other posts in the series will be available here. In 1966, as England won their last men’s football World Cup, the …

Today, we could do worse than to summon the intellectual spirit of Joseph Chamberlain—with the aim of securing the British peoples’ and nation’s interests.

The scandal erupting in relation to the latest revelations about Peter Mandelson’s  relationship with the multi-millionaire convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison awa…

With economic pressures mounting, rumours were afoot that the most clearly defined and recognisable manifesto commitment—not raising income tax—was set to be broken. This led to an intense debate amon...

With economic pressures mounting, rumours were afoot that the most clearly defined and recognisable manifesto commitment—not raising income tax—was set to be broken. This led to an intense debate amon...

Over the last few weeks criticism of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR/the Convention) and suggestions that the United Kingdom (U.K) should attempt to reform the supranational instrumen…

Download Publication Online Reader This new paper from Policy Exchange challenges the view that the European Convention on Human Rights is a “British legacy” – and that to leave the Convention would b...

Over the last three months, there has been a renewed interest in the concept and politics of ‘Blue Labour’—through media coverage, the formation of a Blue Labour parliamentary group, and the growin…

The recent general election saw the Labour Party being elected with a majority of 171 seats in Parliament. The following morning, in his first speech as Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer claimed the na...

As it becomes clear the Labour Party is on course to win the next general election, greater attention is being paid to their intended programme for government. Despite the current leadership disowning...

Last year’s Supreme Court decision in R (AAA) v Home Secretary – which found the British government’s Rwanda policy to be unlawful – has reignited broader debates about the position of a gover...