Government
Upcoming Government Lectures
The fall of Margaret Thatcher left a legacy that was both contested and divisive. During the 1990s, the Conservative Party, under the imp...
How can the House of Commons engage more effectively with the public which it serves? Can modern technology assist this enterprise?
...Past Government Lectures
Margaret Thatcher sought to solve the deep-seated problems of the British state outside the parameters of the postwar settlement. The...
All universities are anxious to raise funds and some have come under criticism for accepting funds from despotic regimes which are...
A century ago, British universities started to receive government funds. Since then, the universities have increasingly been...
The 1960s saw a new course in British politics – the commitment of both major parties to entry into the European Community, as the...
The Conservatives recovered remarkably rapidly from the debacle of 1945. Their narrow election victory in 1951 led to 13 years of...
To the surprise of many, the 1945 general election led to the return of Britain’s first Labour majority government. Labour’s 1945...
Notions of national security past and present. How Whitehall has dealt with it. How we might do it better in the future.
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The post war years, by contrast with the first 45 years of the 20th century, were marked by peace and stability. For much of...
The pervasive scope of the European Convention of Human Rights has been demonstrated by the furore over the voting rights of prisoners....
Professor Bogdanor analyses the significance of coalition government for Britain and of the momentous constitutional reforms which the...
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Innovation is seen as the key to economic growth. But is this true of innovation in services, which now employ 75% of us, as well as in manufacturing...
