Why is Britain run so badly? Why is the UK economy, and many of its public services, on a seemingly inevitable downward ...

This MSc focuses on the design, creation, and operation of democratic institutions. Students gain understanding of when a given set of institutes are appropriate for a society and what will make them ...

The centre exists to promote the study of political ideas, concepts, and theories both philosophically and historically. We are based in the School of Government and International Affairs, but ...

From monarchies and democracies to theocracies and technocracies, this video explains every major form of government in one easy-to-understand breakdown. Learn how power is structured, who makes ...

Police chiefs in England and Wales want a radical overhaul of the structure of UK policing with fewer, larger forces, amid ...

The FM recently convened a summit to tackle the rise of Reform UK across Scotland. One of the solutions must be to address the feeling that the political system no longer serves the interests of ...

Back in the UK political scene, some pensioners may get the winter fuel allowance back. Those of us with dementia aren’t celebrating yet. Especially if the new system is based on complex application ...

Kemi Badenoch has said it would be “very bad for this country” if Nigel Farage gained power, accusing the Reform UK leader of making empty promises that would unravel in government.

Irish rap trio Kneecap have said the charging of one of their members with a terror offence in the UK is “political policing” and a “carnival of distraction ...

This is, the foreign office confirms, a UK first, in suspending trade talks for a political or humanitarian reason. The Israeli ambassador in London, Tzipi Hotovely, will be summoned to the ...

He said the UK’s existing trade agreement with Israel is still in effect, but new discussions cannot be undertaken with an Israeli government pursuing “egregious policies” in Gaza and the ...