Tuition fees row explained
The proposal to increase tuition fees in England tore at the hearts of the Liberal Democrats and provided a substantial test for the coalition government. A blog post on the […]
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The UK Coalition and the European Union (19 January 2011)
On 19 January 2011, together with the European Commission, the Aston Centre for Europe is organising a seminar on the European policy of the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition entitled: ‘The UK
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Coalition and constitution: a laboratory for change? (13 January 2011)
Coalition and constitution: a laboratory for change? 13 January 2011, 2.00 – 5.00, followed by a reception MARY SUMNER HOUSE, 24 TUFTON STREET, LONDON SW1P 3RB In 1997 constitutional reform
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Germany and Britain – Converging or Diverging? (14 December 2010)
14 December 2010 9.00 – 17.30, followed by a reception The Royal Horseguards One Whitehall Place 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EJ With apologies to those of you who have
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Coalition tensions
The Liberal Democrats at their conference in Liverpool this week were discussing the coalition government. A coalition is necessarily a compromise between different and even conflicting interests, and resolving those
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New politics, but not yet
The Federal Union committee meeting yesterday discussed the forthcoming referendum on electoral reform. You can read the conclusions of the discussion here. It was hard to separate from the discussion
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What Liberal Democrats can fight for in the coalition government
By Richard Laming Entry into the coalition government after the general election in May presents the Liberal Democrats with a difficult dilemma. On the one hand, they share and exercise
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“Europe and the coalition” at Lib Dem conference (19 September 2010)
Andrew Duff MEP will introduce Dick Roche, the Irish government’s Minister of State for European Affairs. Sarah Ludford MEP will discuss coalition tensions on justice and home affairs. Phil Bennion,
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Nick Clegg: a blunder, not a crime
It seems that Nick Clegg is still adapting to government. Describing the Iraq war as “illegal”, as he did in the House of Commons yesterday, may have made sense as
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The new foreign policy of William Hague
William Hague yesterday made the first of what he intends to be four speeches laying out the foreign policy of the new government. (Read it here.) His speech was as
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