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How did Switzerland get proportional representation?

In the early 1890s, a handful of Swiss cantons (states)...

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Becoming more informed in politics can be daunting. There’s so...

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Voter ID that you can use in UK...

For 2023’s local elections, all voters will need to bring...

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The DUP and Sinn Fein have to form a government together

Why does the Northern Ireland Assembly keep collapsing?

In 1998, the Good Friday Agreement, also known as the...

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What is a Ten Minute Rule bill?

One of the most exciting parts of Westminster proceedings is...

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What is a Private Members’ bill?

One of the most noteworthy ways that MPs can push...

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What is an Early Day Motion?

The Early Day Motion (EDM) is a little-known but quietly...

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Select Committee

What is a Select Committee?

One of the most important aspects of British democracy is...

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What is an All Party Parliamentary Group or...

One of the lesser-known institutions of Westminster is the All-Party...

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What is a Westminster Hall debate?

You may not know, but there are Parliamentary debates that...

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The UK has one of the most centralised local government funding systems

How are English local councils funded?

While you might think that local councils are wholly funded...

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41 percent of England’s population now live in areas with some form of mayoral devolution deal

What is a combined authority and what is...

Local government in England comes in many different formats, unitary,...

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