Local government pause for thought
It has long been a contention of this website that democracy should be thought of not merely as a set of rules but as a culture. While elections and elected […]
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The End of the West: The once and future Europe (29 November 2011)
Panel Discussion jointly hosted by the British Academy and Princeton University Press Tuesday 29 November 2011 6.30pm – 8.00pm, followed by a drinks reception British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace,
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Could you pass the citizenship test?
A nation, famously, is a group of people who think of themselves as a nation. They may have other things in common – a language, a religion, a state –
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Parliaments and the European Union – Representative Democracy after the Lisbon Treaty (6 July 2011)
Parliaments and the European Union – Representative Democracy after the Lisbon Treaty 6 July 2011, 2pm – 6pm, followed by a reception Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton Street, London SW1P
No euro, no European Union?
by Brendan Donnelly The Lisbon Treaty creates new challenges and new opportunities for the European Union. The enhanced role of national and European Parliaments will make the Union a more
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It wasn’t a vote about architecture
The timing could not have been better. The fallout of the Conservative decision not to hold a referendum on the Lisbon treaty now that it has come into force, and
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Democracy and national identity
There was an interesting comment yesterday in the debate about the government’s green paper on a new Bill of Rights. Justice secretary Jack Straw introduced the debate, with a proposal
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Europe needs an opposition
Czech president Václav Klaus touched a few raw nerves with his speech in the European Parliament today, but he also unveiled the contradictions in his position. (You can read the
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Finding an identity
An interesting essay by immigration minister Liam Byrne, entitled “A more united kingdom”, deserved a better press than it got when it was published earlier this week. Most attention was
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Where does Britishness come from?
Interesting comment here by Charles Moore on how Britishness is “artificial” (and he means it “as a compliment”): “It may be that the government’s plan for oaths of allegiance for
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