Tag: general election
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Chris McCorkindale: Echo Chamber: the 2015 General Election at Holyrood – a word on Sewel
In those heady pre-election days, when polls were king and a hung parliament seemed inevitable (a week, it seems, really is a long time in politics), there was much excited/exasperated (delete as appropriate) talk of a ‘progressive alliance’ of SNP, Green and Plaid Cymru MPs joining forces to support or to form a government with…
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Stephen Tierney: Can the Union Survive the Election?
Thursday’s election leaves the Anglo-Scottish Union on the brink. A combination of the first past the post system and the crystallisation of increasingly sharp attitudinal differences between England and Scotland has produced starkly divergent political systems which are now set to clash in the House of Commons. A revitalised Conservative Party will form a government…
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Manifesto Watch: Aileen McHarg: The Constitutional Implications of the Rise of the SNP
Editors’ note: The blog has asked constitutional lawyers to review the main party manifestos ahead of the May elections, drawing out key constitutional proposals. You can read the other contributions in this series here. The phenomenal rise of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the wake of last year’s independence referendum has been the story…
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Manifesto Watch: John Morison: Kingmakers, Kingslayers – or only Wildlings – The Northern Ireland MPs in the Westminster Game of Thrones
Editors’ note: The blog has asked constitutional lawyers to review the main party manifestos ahead of the May elections, drawing out key constitutional proposals. You can read the other contributions in this series here. Northern Ireland often appears as a place apart (perhaps like a political N’Iron Isles sited at the very edge of Westeros,…
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Manifesto Watch: Graham Gee: Five Thoughts on Conservatism and Constitutionalism
Editors’ note: The blog has asked constitutional lawyers to review the main party manifestos ahead of the May elections, drawing out key constitutional proposals. You can read the other contributions in this series here. I want to offer five thoughts prompted by the constitutional elements of the Conservative Party’s manifesto, employing a conservative lens to…
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Manifesto Watch: Steve Peers: The UK’s General Election: A Fundamental Change to UK/EU Relations?
Editors’ note: The blog has asked constitutional lawyers to review the main party manifestos ahead of the May elections, drawing out key constitutional proposals. You can read the other contributions in this series here. The result of the current British election campaign could be crucial for the future of the UK’s relations with the European…
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Manifesto Watch: Keith Ewing: Saor Alba and Austerity – The British Constitution and the Labour Party Manifesto
Editors’ note: The blog has asked constitutional lawyers to review the main party manifestos ahead of the May elections, drawing out key constitutional proposals. We begin with Professor Keith Ewing of King’s College, London who reviews the Labour Party manifesto published this week. You can read the other contributions in this series here. I The…
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Mike Gordon: After the General Election: An EU Referendum and the EU Act?
While we await publication of the political parties’ manifestos, there can be no doubt that the UK’s membership of the EU will be a key issue in the fast-approaching (if not already underway) 2015 general election campaign. Much of the debate will focus on the question of whether a referendum ought to be held on…
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Anthony Fairclough: Countdown to the Election: Matrix briefing on freedom of expression at elections
It’s trite to say, but we are just weeks away from the most important General Election in a generation – especially for those interested in election law. The culture of fighting elections – and the public’s role within that – has changed in recent years owing to new technology. There is now also new (and…
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Helen Fenwick: The Conservative stance in the 2015 election on the UK’s relationship with the Strasbourg Court and its jurisprudence – bluff, exit strategy or compromise on both sides? (Part II)
This is the second in a two-part contribution. Part I is available here. Moves towards repairing relations with the Conservative government by the Strasbourg Court? I have argued elsewhere (on this blog) that the Court has recently adopted an ‘appeasement’ approach towards the UK government. Various judgments could be categorised as reflecting a dialogic approach…