The UK Supreme Court’s ruling on parliament suspension could work in favour of Boris Johnson

The ruling could add fuel to a populist fire that is already raging about the need for a strong leader.

Matthew Flinders, The Conversation

· Sep 25, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Readers are avoiding news to escape the post-truth world of politics

As journalism gets more frenzied, Britons are feeling increasingly disconnected from what they see as the distant, unreal world of the Westminster Village.

Andrew Calcutt, The Conversation

· Sep 17, 2019 · 09:30 pm

In the Mother of Parliaments in the UK, a comedy of terrors

The country looks more like a basket case than a beacon.

Mark Hannant

· Sep 05, 2019 · 07:00 am

Why did the queen accept Boris Johnson’s request to suspend British Parliament? She had no choice

Had Queen Elizabeth refused the request, she would have effectively sparked a constitutional crisis.

Laura Beers, The Conversation

· Aug 30, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Where Theresa May went wrong as British prime minister

The Conservative Party leader has made many mistakes along the way.

Nicholas Allen, The Conversation

· May 27, 2019 · 08:30 pm

The myth of British humour and resilience, born in World War II, is about to die a Brexit death

Many positive qualities associated with the British character and institutions can be traced to wartime propaganda.

Guy Woodward, The Conversation

· Mar 29, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Brexit: British PM says United Kingdom may never leave European Union if MPs don’t vote for deal

Theresa May said that a vote to reject the deal will ‘trigger a moment of crisis’.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 08, 2019 · 09:28 pm

Brexit: UK Parliament rejects withdrawal deal, PM Theresa May to face no-confidence vote

However, the prime minister is likely to survive the vote, unless MPs from her own party vote her out of power.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 16, 2019 · 07:52 am

Brexit: Sushma Swaraj says migrant Indians will not face problems till process is over

‘The whole process will take two years and till then there will not be any problem,’ the external affairs minister told Parliament.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 03, 2019 · 04:42 pm

Would a second referendum on Brexit deliver a vote to remain? What opinion polling tells us

We can use data on public attitudes to help get a sense of whether the UK would vote differently if it got another chance.

Paul Whiteley, The Conversation

· Dec 22, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Brexit: European Union leaders reject Theresa May’s bid to renegotiate deal

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said there could be clarifications but no changes to the agreement.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 14, 2018 · 02:55 pm

Theresa May faces a no-confidence vote: How misstep after misstep over Brexit got her there

Instead of bringing the country together she exacerbated division and added to the confusion in her own government.

Stefan Stern, The Conversation

· Dec 12, 2018 · 11:30 pm