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Populism has reshaped politics from the US to Hungary and India. Here is what political scientists mean by the term and why it keeps…
The House of Lords is the UK's unelected second chamber. Here is what it actually does, how peers get there and why it has survived so long…
A referendum is a direct public vote on a single question. This explainer covers how referendums work, the difference between advisory and…
Devolution is the transfer of certain powers from the UK Parliament to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This explainer covers how it…
A UK general election fills all 650 seats in the House of Commons using first-past-the-post. This explainer covers constituencies, how…
The UK civil service employs over half a million people and serves whichever party is in power. Here is how the permanent bureaucracy…
The US does not directly elect its president. The Electoral College system means that winning the most votes nationally does not guarantee…
Labour has pledged 1.5 million new homes over this parliament and restored mandatory local housebuilding targets via the revised NPPF…
Reform UK won 4.1 million votes in the 2024 election—more than the Liberal Democrats—but the electoral system gave them just 5 seats…
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