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In bullet points: The bill system allows for UK legislation brought forward by the government to be debated in both the House of Lords and Commons where amendments can be put forward and all legislation is d...

A democratic deficit is a great big gaping hole where public engagement with political processes should be. This means any area where citizens like you and me should have a say but don't. Since the UK is a d...

Conventions are one of the sources of the UK constitution. They are effectively unwritten rules which regulate the conduct of government. An example is the Salisbury Convention, under which the House of Lord...

The liberal approach to global politics involves a belief in cooperation between nation-states in order to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. In contrast to realist and neo-realist theory, liberal theoris...

Many students struggle with questions that ask for a statement to be ‘discussed’. What does the question mean? What am I being asked to do? It’s not always clear. However, if you remember a few golden rules ...