Stephen Clear
Total 4 Posts
Plans for ministers who aren’t in parliament raise concerns for UK democracy.
5 min read
Appointing ministers who aren’t MPs or lords would weaken parliament’s ability to hold the government to account.
New horizons? COVID-19 shows us that Westminster can embrace democratic innovation.
4 min read
With no tried-and-tested initiatives to follow, embracing technological innovation for a “Virtual Westminster Parliament” was always going to have to be improvised – but has since proved not to be impossible.
2020: The year to fix broken politics within the UK.
6 min read
The UK General Election 2019 was branded as one of the most ‘toxic’ in modern constitutional history. Putting to one side the issue of Brexit, ‘trust’ and ‘respect’ are two of the most prominent buzz-words that were debated last year.
Boris Johnson is planning radical changes to the UK constitution – Here are the ones you need to know about.
5 min read
A large majority gives the prime minister freedom to dramatically alter the machinary of the nation.