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Monitor 82: Achieving a new normal for the constitution?
The latest issue of the Constitution Unit’s newsletter on constitutional developments is out now and available for free download.
24 Nov 2022
New Reports: King Charles’s Accession and Coronation
Today the Constitution Unit is publishing revised editions of two reports, on the coronation of Charles III, and the accession and coronation oaths.
23 Oct 2022
Majority of public support House of Lords appointments reform
The current House of Lords appointments system lacks public support, with demand for better regulated appointments and an upper limit on the size of the chamber, according to new research by UCL’s Con
14 Oct 2022
'The Constitution Unit has contributed so much to the development of the constitution of this country'.
Lord (Charlie) Falconer of Thoroton, former Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, 2026'[T]he Constitution Unit has an impressive batting average in encouraging constitutional changes'.
BBC News, 2021
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