Following the Paris attacks, Lord Carlile QC has called for the draft Investigatory Powers Bill to be expedited, so that it becomes law by the end of this year, rather than by December 2016. Natasha Simonsen and Cian Murphy argue that this would be a mistake, in part because existing flaws in the investigatory powers law […]
The recent attacks on Beruit, Paris and a Russian airliner flying over the Sinai desert indicate ISIS is growing bolder and the question of Britain’s response has naturally returned to the fore. But James Strong argues that the latest international attack will change nothing about the politics of British policy in Syria due to the […]
Roger Liddle explains why removing the UK’s commitment to “ever-closer union” is so important to the PM as he renegotiates the UK-EU relationship. But if he does succeed in getting rid of it, how much would really change? Similar PostsGoing, Going, Gone: How Safe is David Cameron?Most populist radical right parties across Europe are not […]
Although Tax Credit changes were accepted in the House of Commons, the failure of the Lords to approve this motion has created some interesting paradoxes. Sagar S Deva and Christopher Kirkland write that rather than suggesting politically-motivated and short-termist changes to affect the passage of legislation, a longer term appreciation of proposed changes is required […]
The world has been stunned by the brutal attacks which took place in Paris, which IS has claimed as their own work. One of the attackers allegedly entered Europe, posing as a refugee, leading some to suggest that closing migration routes into Europe may be one way of preventing further atrocities. Durukan Kuzu argues that this […]
The Government’s plans for a “Northern Powerhouse” and the associated moves towards greater policy autonomy for Greater Manchester are combining to create a potential situation where MPs in Manchester and areas which may also in future enjoy similar powers can vote on matters which don’t effect their constituents. This, argue Andy Mycock and Arianna Giovannini represents […]
In The Reject: Community, Politics and Religion after the Subject, Irving Goh draws upon and discusses a wide variety of twentieth-century French thinkers in order to elucidate ‘the reject’ as not only a crucial figure of thought for the contemporary world, but also as traceable throughout the course of philosophical histories. Outlining the relationship between Goh’s […]
The rise and recent fall of mass stop and search in Scotland is an extraordinary phenomenon. Here, Dr Kath Murray examines the implications for human rights and argues that recent events in Scotland should deliver some sharp lessons in political accountability. This post originally appeared on Democratic Audit – Scotland Similar PostsBook Review: Politics against […]
The Equality and Human Rights Commission have a statutory duty to regularly report on the state of human rights and equality in the UK. Based on the Commission’s latest review, ‘Is Britain Fairer?’, Janna Miletzki and Hazel Wardrop write that while formal political representation is more diverse than in 2010, the findings for informal participation are […]
Recent years have seen an increase in membership of some of the smaller parties but this has not compensated for the overall decline in party membership across the UK. Andrew Defty considers the implications of this, from the reduced revenues to the key role played by party activists. Similar PostsEuro elections – previewing the election in […]
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