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“It is one thing to regain sovereignty, it is another entirely to agree where to point it”

Governments are using the figures that suit them rather than seeking an accurate set of numbers 

Legal preconditions for a deal cannot be met before 31st October

This government must be subject to the rule of law

Their new Brexit policy is inconsistent with commitment to electoral reform and risks legitimising a hard exit from the EU


The UK may dislike such provisions but it could find itself unable to avoid them

The question is whether it will ever return to its previous levels of growth 

The man leading the constitutional charge against Boris Johnson talks to Prospect about Brexit, the courts and what happens now

Theresa May’s draconian visa curbs have been reversed, not a moment too soon 

Even if the PM doesn’t break the law, his tactics place democracy under grave threat

Truth is fast losing all currency in our politics. But a ruling in Edinburgh demonstrates it still counts a great deal in the courts

The former Supreme Court judge says we are in a situation with no constitutional precedent

Is Britain becoming too diverse to sustain the mutual obligations behind a good society and the welfare state?

From the Roman Republic to the “end of history” after the Cold War, there are times when the basic problems of politics appear to be solved, before events knock them off course. David Runciman FBA, the author of many books on democracy and the most...

The Green Party MP talks NGOs, Brexit—and the message she'd want to give to Albert Einstein