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The Constitution Unit — 103 episodes

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The future of BBC governance

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How will the 2026 Senedd election change Welsh politics?

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Can the House of Commons handle multi-party politics?

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Demystifying the UK honours system

5

The Future of the ECHR – In Europe and UK

6

Do the government's electoral reforms go far enough?

7

How should the UK's parliaments scrutinise international agreements?

8

England’s ‘devolution revolution’: prospects and challenges

9

Labour’s Constitutional Agenda in Office: Constitution Unit Conference 2025 - Reflections on Labour’s constitutional agenda

10

Labour’s Constitutional Agenda in Office: Constitution Unit Conference 2025 - Reforming the House of Commons

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Labour’s Constitutional Agenda in Office: Constitution Unit Conference 2025 - The rule of law

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Labour’s Constitutional Agenda in Office: Constitution Unit Conference 2025 - The electoral system in a multiparty era

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Labour’s Constitutional Agenda in Office: Constitution Unit Conference 2025 - Standards in public life

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Labour’s Constitutional Agenda in Office: Constitution Unit Conference 2025 - Opening keynote from Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office

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AI and democracy

16

Reform of Stormont: Options for Discussion

17

Are the UK’s party funding regulations fit for purpose?

18

Constitutional Reform in the UK

19

Improving parliamentary scrutiny of legislation

20

The Politics of Parliamentary Reform

21

Making a success of votes at 16

22

Improving election discourse in the UK

23

How to be an effective opposition

24

How to be an effective select committee chair

25

Prospects for the House of Commons Modernisation Committee

26

Constitution Unit Conference 2024: House of Lords reform

27

Constitution Unit Conference 2024: Rule of law

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Constitution Unit Conference 2024: Devolution within England

29

Constitution Unit Conference 2024: Standards in government and parliament

30

Opinion Polls

31

Priorities for new MPs' induction in the next parliament

32

Changes and challenges in regulating elections

33

Should military action require parliamentary approval?

34

Do protests affect what politicians say?

35

UK Governance Project: proposals for reform

36

The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales: UK-Wide Implications

37

How Parliaments Question Prime Ministers

38

The Future of Power-Sharing in Northern Ireland

39

The Future of Democracy in the UK: Public Attitudes and Policy Options

40

Mark D’Arcy - Reflections on over 20 years of reporting on parliament

41

Ian Dunt’s How Westminster Works … and Why It Doesn’t

42

Conference 2023: Panel 4 Elections and Electoral Reform

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Conference 2023: Panel 6 Implementing Constitutional Change

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Conference 2023: Panel 5 Constitutional Standards

45

Conference 2023 Panel 3: Courts and the rule of law

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Conference 2023 Panel 2: Devolution and the Union

47

Conference 2023 Panel 1: Parliament

48

Combatting democratic backsliding: what works?

49

How can we fix our democracy?

50

Ministers also have rights - balancing executive prerogatives and executive scrutiny

51

The Parliamentary Battle over Brexit

52

The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement at 25: What Should London’s Priorities Be?

53

The Parliamentary Battle Over Brexit and the Constitution

54

Integrity and Accountability in Politics: What Do the Public Want?

55

The Brown Commission: What Next?

56

A Primer on Reform of the House of Lords

57

Reform of the Prerogative

58

How should politicians’ behaviour be regulated?

59

What does the new Prime Minister mean for the constitution?

60

Parliament’s Role in Brexit

61

Planning for the next Coronation, and the new Reign

62

Caretaker Conventions in British Government

63

The ‘Brexit Freedoms’ Bill and Retained EU Law

64

Keynote Speech by Rory Stewart - The State of the Constitution: Constitution Unit Conference 2022

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Parliament: the decline of scrutiny? - The State of the Constitution: Constitution Unit Conference 2022

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The Role of the Courts - The State of the Constitution: Constitution Unit Conference 2022

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The Future of the Union and Devolution - The State of the Constitution: Constitution Unit Conference 2022

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Northern Ireland: how can power-sharing be revived? - The State of the Constitution: Constitution Unit Conference 2022

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Constitutional Standards - The State of the Constitution: Constitution Unit Conference 2022

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The 1997 Labour government's constitutional reform programme: 25 years on

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Politics in Northern Ireland

72

Citizens’ Assembly on Democracy in the UK

73

What role should party members have in leadership elections?

74

What Kind of Democracy Do People Want?

75

What can be done about the House of Lords?

76

Riding the Populist Wave: the UK Conservatives and the Constitution

77

Improving standards of conduct in public life

78

Reforming elections: assessing the government’s proposals

79

The Gun, the Ship & the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions and the Making of the Modern World

80

Devolution and the future of the Union

81

Judicial review, human rights and judiciary

82

Elections and referendums - updating campaign regulation for a digital era

83

Re-balancing between parliament, executive and the courts

84

Review of Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011

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Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland discusses the government's constitutional reform agenda

86

Launch event: Final Report by the Working Group on Unification Referendums on the Island of Ireland

87

Deciding Northern Ireland’s Future

88

Does the UK Still Have a Political Constitution?

89

Ministerial Standards

90

Regulating public appointments

91

Ideas of Democracy

92

Can Johnson prevent indyref2?

93

The Prerogative Powers of Governments

94

Attitudes to Democracy in the UK Today

95

Boris Johnson and Parliament

96

Taking Back Control: Why the House of Commons Should Govern its own Time

97

Devolution and the Union

98

Launch event: Interim Report by the Working Group on Unification Referendums on the Island of Ireland

99

Populism and the Rise of Autocracy

100

Constitutional Reform, Then and Now

101

Monarchy in Modern Democracy

102

Checks and Balances in Democracy

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The Johnson government's constitutional reform agenda: prospects and challenges