Professor Meg Russell's valedictory lecture as Director of the Constitution Unit
On 12 May 2026, Professor Meg Russell FBA's time as Director of the UCL Constitution Unit culminated in her delivering a valedictory lecture...
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20 of 104 episodesThe future of BBC governance
An expert panel discusses the future of BBC governance.
How will the 2026 Senedd election change Welsh politics?
The 2026 Senedd (Welsh Parliament) election may be one of the most significant since the start of devolution. Much attention is rightly bein...
Can the House of Commons handle multi-party politics?
The 2024 election delivered an unusually fragmented opposition; almost half the non-government seats in the House of Commons were won by par...
Demystifying the UK honours system
The UK awards hundreds of honours each year to mark notable achievements and contributions to society. These awards – such as knighthoods, d...
The Future of the ECHR – In Europe and UK
Please note that, in places, the microphones momentarily failed to record the proceedings at this event. We apologise. In the UK, calls for...
Do the government's electoral reforms go far enough?
The UK government published an elections policy paper in the summer, including proposals for votes at 16, automated electoral registration,...
How should the UK's parliaments scrutinise international agreements?
Many of the highest-profile political issues – including trade, security, and immigration – are now shaped by international treaties and agr...
England’s ‘devolution revolution’: prospects and challenges
The UK government has promised a ‘devolution revolution’ in England, with major changes to the structure of regional and local government, a...
Labour’s Constitutional Agenda in Office: Constitution Unit Conference 2025 - Reflections on Labour’s constitutional agenda
This summer marks a year since Labour’s landslide victory at the 2024 general election. The party’s manifesto contained a number of pledges...
Labour’s Constitutional Agenda in Office: Constitution Unit Conference 2025 - Reforming the House of Commons
This summer marks a year since Labour’s landslide victory at the 2024 general election. The party’s manifesto contained a number of pledges...
Labour’s Constitutional Agenda in Office: Constitution Unit Conference 2025 - The rule of law
This summer marks a year since Labour’s landslide victory at the 2024 general election. The party’s manifesto contained a number of pledges...
Labour’s Constitutional Agenda in Office: Constitution Unit Conference 2025 - The electoral system in a multiparty era
This summer marks a year since Labour’s landslide victory at the 2024 general election. The party’s manifesto contained a number of pledges...
Labour’s Constitutional Agenda in Office: Constitution Unit Conference 2025 - Standards in public life
This summer marks a year since Labour’s landslide victory at the 2024 general election. The party’s manifesto contained a number of pledges...
Labour’s Constitutional Agenda in Office: Constitution Unit Conference 2025 - Opening keynote from Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office
This summer marks a year since Labour’s landslide victory at the 2024 general election. The party’s manifesto contained a number of pledges...
AI and democracy
Artificial intelligence (AI) is predicted to transform many aspects of our lives in the coming years. One of these is the functioning of the...
Reform of Stormont: Options for Discussion
Talk of possible reforms to the Stormont institutions has been growing recently, spurred by concerns about repeated institutional collapses,...
Are the UK’s party funding regulations fit for purpose?
Political parties are central to the functioning of representative democracy in the UK, playing a crucial role during and between elections....
Constitutional Reform in the UK
Politics in the UK has been in turmoil in recent years — Brexit, Covid, movements for independence in Scotland and Northern Ireland, rule-br...
Improving parliamentary scrutiny of legislation
Recent years have seen frequent complaints about the quality of legislative scrutiny by parliament, and particularly by the House of Commons...