Interested In Facts About Politics Not Politicians Nonsense?

25th November 2022

We are bombarded with politicians giving their biased opinions on almost every topic. However for some serious reading and discussion on what make our governments tick the Constitution Unit lays out the facts. The articles and discussion are about the constitution rather than the the left and right or otherwise than of the topics under debate by parties.

The Constitution Unit produce a magazine The Monitor.
The latest issue Monitor 82 November is out today Pdf 23 pages
Today the Unit published Monitor 82, containing reporting and analysis of recent constitutional events, covering the period from 1 August to the debates on the Counsellors of State Bill earlier this week. Even by the standard of recent years, the last four months has been a period of constitutional turbulence that has seen the ousting of two Prime Ministers and the death of a monarch who had sometimes seemed a constitutional constant. Meg Russell and Alan Renwick (Ex Wick High School pupil and dux) argue, in this piece, which is also the lead article for Monitor, that the new Prime Minister and monarch face significant challenges if they wish to rebuild stability and faith in the UK's institutions.

The Constitution web site also produces regular podcasts
The latest podcast was out yesterday 24 November 2022 entitled -
What does the new Prime Minister mean for the constitution
How will Rishi Sunak approach his predecessors' legislative proposals relating to the Northern Ireland Protocol, retained EU law, and human rights? How will he deliver on his pledge to prioritise integrity, professionalism, and accountability?
This expert panel provides a constitutional stock-take at the start of the Sunak premiership.

Reports
A list of reports are also freely available
All are available to download free of charge by clicking on the title which links to a pdf file.

And a blog
A regularly updated blog adds to the depth for debate

The Constitution web site