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- What Is The British Constitution?
- A crisis of representation
- Engaging the public
- Polly Toynbee and Douglas Carswell discuss the impact of the internet on politics
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- The danger of tinkering with the constitution
- The faceless state
- The loss of public trust
- The need for a global solution
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- The new supreme court
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- The Rule of Law and a triangle of competing interests
- The Rule of Law and the balance with security
- The Rule of Law defined
- The strengths and weaknesses of an unwritten constitution
- The weakness of Parliament
- The Wright Report and e-petitions
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- A crisis of representation
- An elected Lords would challenge the Commons
- Appointing ministers from the lords is making them unaccountable
- Are MPs expected to do too much?
- Changing the electoral system
- Does a government have a mandate to enforce its manifesto?
- Holding the government to account
- Is the House of Commons effective?
- Is there sufficient debate in the House of Commons?
- Scrutiny and the volume of legislation
- Separation of Powers
- The government acts too speedily to satisfy the media
- The loss of public trust
- The media as the 'fourth estate'
- The move to presidential government
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- The suppressive effect of freedom of information
- The Wright Report
- What is the role of an MP?
- House Of Lords
- A crisis of representation
- An elected Lords would challenge the Commons
- Appointing ministers from the lords is making them unaccountable
- Bishops as Lords
- Changing the electoral system
- Is there sufficient debate in the House of Commons?
- Scrutiny and the volume of legislation
- Should the House of Lords be elected or appointed?
- The House of Commons is dominated by the executive
- Monarchy
- The Government
- A crisis of representation
- Appointing ministers from the lords is making them unaccountable
- Changing the electoral system
- Does a government have a mandate to enforce its manifesto?
- Experts must not be drowned out by the public
- Holding the government to account
- Is the House of Commons effective?
- Scrutiny and the volume of legislation
- Separation of Powers
- Sloppy drafting of legislation
- The Constitutional Reform Act and special advisors
- The faceless state
- The government acts too speedily to satisfy the media
- The House of Commons is dominated by the executive
- The loss of public trust
- The media as the 'fourth estate'
- The move to presidential government
- The need for a global solution
- The need for an understanding
- The need for more open government
- The point of a written constitution
- The role of the media
- The suppressive effect of freedom of information
- The Wright Report
- The Wright Report and e-petitions
- Civil Service
- Judiciary
- Are judges becoming more political?
- Separation of Powers
- The danger of tinkering with the constitution
- The differences between the new Supreme Court and the House of Lords
- The Judicial Appointments Commission
- The Judicial Appointments Commission and the Lord Chancellor
- The Judicial Appointments committee and the Lord Chancellor
- The Judiciary are the guardians of the Rule of Law
- The Lord Chancellor and conflicts of interest
- The move to presidential government
- The new supreme court
- The new Supreme Court unlikely to strike down legislation
- The point of a written constitution
- The role of judges in public enquiries
- The Rule of Law defined
- The way the new supreme court was created
- Who should be supreme court judges?
- Electoral Process
- Political Parties
- Devolution
- Local Government
- Rule of Law
- Experts must not be drowned out by the public
- The danger of tinkering with the constitution
- The Judiciary are the guardians of the Rule of Law
- The move to presidential government
- The need for an understanding
- The point of a written constitution
- The Rule of Law
- The Rule of Law and a triangle of competing interests
- The Rule of Law and the balance with security
- The Rule of Law defined
- Europe
- Do We Need A Written Constitution?
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