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Democratic lockdown? (November 2020) |
The Constitution under COVID-19 (July 2020) |
Normality, or Revolution? (March 2020) |
On the Brink (November 2019) |
Brexit and the changing logic of British Politics (June 2019) |
Brexit: the constitution under strain (March 2019) |
Brexit: The uncertain road ahead (November 2018) |
Rethinking referendums (July 2018) |
A constitution in flux (March 2018) |
Brexit blues (November 2017) |
The most unexpected election (June 2017) |
Testing constitutional times (February 2017) |
Brexit and the transformation of British politics (October 2016) |
The EU Referendum: A fair process? (June 2016) |
The Lords: Crisis? What crisis? (February 2016) |
The new government’s constitutional reform programme (October 2015) |
The Conservatives’ constitutional reform programme (June 2015) |
Preparing for another hung parliament (February 2015) |
Scotland, England and the Union (October 2014) |
Scottish Independence: the Countdown (June 2014) |
Code of Constitutional Standards (February 2014) |
Major New International Venture The Launch of Constitute: The World’s Constitutions to Read, Search and Compare (November 2013) |
The Coalition at Three (June 2013) |
Commission on a Bill of Rights Reports (February 2013) |
Lords Reform: Dead, or Just Resting? (October 2012) |
Scottish Independence: The Battle Lines are Drawn (June 2012) |
Will the Queen's Diamond Jubilee change the Rules of Succession? (January 2012) |
Clegg Delivers for the Conservatives (October 2011) |
A Tale of Two Referendums (June 2011) |
Constitutional reforms hit trouble in Parliament (January 2011) |
Government haste puts flagship bills at risk (October 2010) |
Post Election Edition (June 2010) |
Constitutional Issues in the Election (January 2010) |
Labour's Last Fling on Constitutional Reform (September 2009) |
CSPL Inquiry into MPs' Expenses (May 2009) |
Constitutional Reform Put On Hold (January 2009) |
Governance of Britain One Year On (September 2008) |
The 'Constitutional Renewal' Agenda Moves Forward (May 2008) |
Scotland: Toward a New Settlement? (January 2008) |
Gordon Brown and the Constitution (September 2007) |
Lords Reform: Progress at Last? (May 2007) |
The Union under Strain (January 2007) |
Human Rights Sabre Rattling (September 2006) |
Party Donors, Peerages and the Constitution (May 2006) |
Parliament Bites Back (January 2006) |
Welsh Devolution: The next steps (September 2005) |
FOI goes Live in 2005 (April 2005) |
Elected regions hit the buffers (January 2005) |
Voters want choice in voting methods (September 2004) |
After Thirty Years, the UK again faces a Referendum (June 2004) |
Voting Systems all up for Review (March 2004) |
Constitutional Battles Ahead (December 2003) |
The Reshuffle in Perspective (September 2003) |
Rainbow Parliament in Scotland (June 2003) |
Lords Reform Ends in Shambles (March 2003) |
The Meaning of Modernisation (December 2002) |
PR Commission (August 2002) |
Regional Rejig (June 2002) |
Parliament Awakening? (March 2002) |
Lords Reform Stage Two: Wakeham or What? (December 2001) |
Whitehall's Constitutional Duo (September 2001) |
Constitutional Shake Up in Whitehall Do Britain's Political Parties Understand Devolution? (June 2001) |
Labour's Second Term Agenda (March 2001) |
The State and the Nations (December 2000) |
Rights Unleashed? (September 2000) |
Legislative Logjam (June 2000) |
Devolution Hots Up (March 2000) |
Reforming the House of Lords and Lessons from Overseas (December 1999) |
Unit Wins £1m Grant for Devolution Programme (September 1999) |
Devolution Dawns (June 1999) |
Constitutional Futures (March 1999) |
Constitutional Futures (December 1998) |
Year Two: Home Office takes the lead (September 1998) |
Constitution Unit expands again (May 1998) |
Lords Reform 1,2,3... (March 1998) |
Constitution Unit moves to School of Public Policy in UCL (September 1997) |