Senedd Reform: From Aspiration to Cold‐Headed Reality?
Abstract In May 2024, the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill completed its legislative journey through the Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament. The bill marks the latest chapter in the Senedd's evolution from an assembly established with no formally separated executive branch and no primary legislative powers into a lawmaking and tax‐raising ...
Adam Evans
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Illegal reintroductions of lynx are irresponsible and the wrong path forward for rewilding in Scotland. [PDF]
Whitehead T.
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Abstract The Labour manifesto in this year's election implied a radical restructuring of the UK state, the way in which England is governed and in relations across the United Kingdom. The aim of making English devolution the ‘default option’ is set against fifty years of unsuccessful and partial devolution initiatives which have failed to reverse the ...
John Denham, Janice Morphet
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Playing the System: Electoral Bias in the 2024 UK General Election
Abstract The UK's 2024 general election was the least proportional of modern times. Labour's substantial parliamentary majority rested on the smallest ever winning party vote share. The Conservatives, meanwhile, suffered one of their worst ever results.
Charles Pattie, David Cutts
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Local Leaflets: Constituency Issue Messaging at the 2024 General Election
Abstract The 2024 general election brought about a significant change in the parliamentary balance of power. There has already been much attention devoted to the issues that dominated the national campaign. Using original leaflet data from the OpenElections project, this study extends the focus to explore the issues emphasised in local electoral ...
Alan Duggan, Caitlin Milazzo, Siim Trumm
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Interpreting the Interpretive Obligation: Empirical Insights into the Use of Section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998. [PDF]
Graham L.
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Broke and Broken: The Crises Facing Local Government in England
Abstract English local government faces a perilous position owing to insufficient funding, structural issues and capacity challenges. Fourteen years of austerity have significantly reduced council budgets, while increased demand for services—particularly adult social care—has strained resources.
David Jeffery
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Dissuasive measures on tobacco products: a rapid review of global evidence. [PDF]
Brown S +3 more
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Ed Davey's Tory Removals: The Liberal Democrats and the 2024 General Election
Abstract The 2024 general election represented a remarkable comeback for the Liberal Democrats. Less than a decade on from the coalition and the 2015 election debacle, Sir Ed Davey's party reclaimed third‐party status in the House of Commons with seventy‐two MPs—the largest total for the Liberal Democrats or their Liberal Party predecessors since the ...
Peter Sloman
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The Integration of Social and Health Sectors in Scotland: An Analysis from the Prism of Different Public Policy Models. [PDF]
Correia de Matos R +3 more
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