Democratic Audit

Are public school boys still running Britain?

Are public school boys still running Britain?

Stephen Crone: an edited version of this post was first published on the LSE British Politics and Policy Blog on 11 March 2011 When it was broadcast in January, Andrew Neil’s documentary,Posh and Posher: Why Public School Boys Run Britain, received an almost universally positive reception – both on the left and theright. Many apparently agreed with its main […]

What would be the constitutional consequences of Lords reform?

What would be the constitutional consequences of Lords reform?

Andrew Blick, 24th May 2011 The details of the government’s new proposals for House of Lords reform are certain to generate much discussion over the coming months, if not years. In the short-term, we can expect hundreds of hours of Parliamentary time to be devoted to discussing issues such as: the choice of electoral system; […]