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February 14, 2025 Stephen Clear, _Bangor University_ The UK does not have executive orders like the US. But there are still ways for the government to administratively act without

parliament. September 24, 2024 Meg Russell, _UCL_ There are still 88 peers with seats handed down through hereditary lines. June 13, 2024 Stephen Clear, _Bangor University_ Keir Starmer’s

manifesto stops short of the abolition Gordon Brown had wanted, but some immediate changes are confirmed. January 23, 2024 Stephen Clear, _Bangor University_ The Independent Commission on

the Constitutional Future of Wales acknowledges each option requires UK government involvement. January 11, 2024 Michael Kenny, _University of Cambridge_ Years of political turbulence,

economic shocks and the failure to ‘level up’ as pledged have turned English devolution into a key political and constitutional issue December 13, 2023 Stephen Clear, _Bangor University_ The

government is attempting to overrule the supreme court by passing a new law. July 4, 2023 Stephen Clear, _Bangor University_ Boris Johnson’s controversial resignation honours list has

prompted fresh debates around reforming the UK’s unelected upper house. June 9, 2023 Robert Craig, _University of Bristol_ Baroness Hallett says she should be the one to decide which

government messages are relevant to her inquiry, but is she right? January 25, 2023 Stephen Clear, _Bangor University_ The fallout over the Scottish government’s gender recognition

legislation has not happened in isolation. January 20, 2023 Robert Taylor, _University of Aberdeen_ The UK government has vetoed Scotland’s gender recognition reform (Scotland) bill, which

aims to make it easier for people to change their legal gender. December 7, 2022 Robert Greally, _University of Bristol_ Gordon Brown’s proposed elected upper chamber could protect plans to

decentralise power, but it’s arguably not in the Labour party’s interest to introduce one. October 25, 2022 Stephen Clear, _Bangor University_ He’s the third prime minister to take office

since the last election and September 2, 2022 Louise Thompson, _University of Manchester_ From calling his opponent a bollard to shutting parliament for an extended period, Johnson has

pushed the limits of the ‘good chaps school of government’. July 8, 2022 Chris Smith, _Coventry University_ The minister revolt against Boris Johnson wasn’t anti-democratic - it’s

representative democracy in action. July 21, 2021 Stephen Clear, _Bangor University_ Appointing ministers who aren’t MPs or lords would weaken parliament’s ability to hold the government to

account. April 7, 2020 Robert Hazell, _UCL_ The UK doesn’t have a set back-up plan when a prime minister is unwell, but there are clear procedures in place. April 7, 2020 Luke Reader, _Case

Western Reserve University_ The United Kingdom does not have a written constitution or a specific plan for what to do if the prime minister is too ill to perform official duties. January 10,

2020 Robert Hazell, _UCL_ and Bob Morris, _UCL_ It’s either in or out for a minor royal. A mix and match approach raises too many problems. December 18, 2019 Stephen Clear, _Bangor

University_ A large majority gives the prime minister freedom to dramatically alter the machinary of the nation. October 24, 2019 Adam Ramshaw, _Northumbria University, Newcastle_ Some argue

that a written document would settle difficult questions at times of crisis, but recent evidence suggests otherwise.