The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee has published a report calling on Government to produce a 5 year-rolling Spending Review, aligned to the 5 year fixed term Parliament. The report argues that greater clarity on spending would reduce short-termism in policy planning and delivery...
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Political leaders are confronting challenging times.
International financial austerity has had dramatic consequences for leaders around the world. Leaders have often had to campaign for (re)election and govern with significant public deficits, stagnant growth and public unrest. The rapid...
Introducing a statutory register of lobbyists: Government response to the committee's second report of Session 2012-13 to be published on Friday 19 July 2013.
To read the Government's response, click...
Global economic integration, technological change, and rapid development in the emerging world economies are reshaping the world’s urban landscapes. Rapid urbanisation is underway in many parts of the world, with new types of metropolitan areas emerging there; at the same time, existing major...
One-day conference sponsored by the Political Studies Association and the PSA’s Italian Politics Specialist Group
University of Birmingham, 17 January 20114
The Italian general election of February 2013 can fairly be described as a watershed event, resulting as it did in a...
On 18 July, David Blunkett, MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, attended the University of Sheffield's Politics Department graduation ceremony. After addressing the graduates at the event, Mr Blunkett reflected:
“I’m extremely pleased that so many young people have chosen to...
In a Report published today the House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee calls for further reform of the House of Commons.
The Committee's Report reviews progress since 2009 on the recommendations of the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons -...
In a report published today, Wednesday 17 July 2013, the House of Commons Northern Ireland Affairs Committee says the UK Government must identify any shortfalls in the provision of services to the Armed Forces Community in Northern Ireland, and report on how these will be met. The Committee also...
The American Politics group of the Political Studies Association is delighted to announce that its 40th anniversary conference will be held at St Anne's College, University of Oxford, from the 5th to the 7th of January 2014. The theme of the Conference will be the 50th anniversary of Lyndon B....
Horizon scanning is regarded as a useful tool for strategic decision making. Its findings can be used to inform policy, improve operational preparedness or resilience, develop robust strategies and decrease risk exposure.
In January 2013, the Cabinet Office published a review of cross-...