Power & politics

The ambivalent union: Findings from the State of the Union survey

This report shares survey findings on the difference in attitudes towards the union of the United Kingdom in its constituent parts.

07/09/2023

Publication Power & politics IPPR

Making democracy work for young people: A manifesto by young people from Yorkshire and the Humber

10 young people aged 13-18 from across Yorkshire and the Humber came together to explore their views on democracy.

28/12/2021

Publication Graphic guide Power & politics Young people IPPR

The Devolution Parliament

The next parliament will find itself once again dominated by Brexit – whatever the result of the General Election. The main risk is that, in doing so, Westminster will yet again be incapable of...

20/11/2019

Blog post Long read Power & politics IPPR North

No-deal Brexit: The implications for labour and social rights

The new prime minister is committed to delivering Brexit without further delay. With the government intent on leaving the EU and the chances of a renegotiation of the withdrawal agreement in flux,...

14/10/2019

Publication Briefing Power & politics Progressive Brexit IPPR

The EU’s policy of state aid control has become a focal point of debate since the UK’s 2016 referendum. Some proponents of leaving the EU have argued that, freed from the constraints of EU rules on...

23/01/2019

Publication Briefing Power & politics Business Progressive Brexit IPPR

The essence, not the ephemera: on the loss of the Political & Constitutional Reform Select Committee

Profound constitutional change will be the drumbeat of this parliament. The two unions that define the country – the United Kingdom and the European Union – will be tested and reshaped. Debates over...

22/05/2015

Blog post England & Englishness Scotland Expert comment Power & politics

The end of the party: How we could be heading for a post-democratic era

I have been researching the issue of political leadership in recent months. Here is a piece I wrote with Professor Michael Kenny of London's Queen Mary University on the subject for the summer...

27/08/2014

Blog post Power & politics Expert comment

How Snowden, surveillance and Scotland are nudging the UK towards deep constitutional reform

The two events are not unrelated, of course. Although fundamental rights are written into UK law through the Human Rights Act, the executive power is not constrained by a fundamental basic law of the...

10/07/2014

Blog post Power & politics

Democracy in Britain: Essays in honour of James Cornford

To celebrate the life of James Cornford and his contribution to constitutional reform, IPPR, with support from the Nuffield Foundation, is publishing a collection of essays in his honour. Together,...

03/02/2014

Publication Power & politics Report

The hidden wiring emerges: The Cabinet Manual and the working of the British constitution

This paper presents an analysis of the draft Cabinet Manual, a potentially powerful document that codifies and unites the often unwritten conventions and rules that have governed and guided governmen...

30/08/2011