AP Britain Archives - Daniel Aaron Lazar Fri, 12 Jun 2020 14:26:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Why the UK is in the EU https://daniellazar.com/2019/10/30/why-the-uk-is-in-the-eu/ Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:43:57 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5900 The post Why the UK is in the EU appeared first on Daniel Aaron Lazar.

]]> Op-Ed on Referendums https://daniellazar.com/2017/11/25/op-ed-on-referendums/ Sat, 25 Nov 2017 10:49:30 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5782 I recognise that this is an unpropitious time to call for more referendums. But the Brexit vote was the worst possible model for popular decision-making. The government threw a massive question at an electorate that had almost no experience of direct democracy. Voters were rushed towards judgment day on a ridiculously short timetable, with no preparation … Continue reading Op-Ed on Referendums →

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]]> Common vs. Civil Law https://daniellazar.com/2017/10/21/common-vs-civil-law/ Sat, 21 Oct 2017 05:54:10 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5768 Just what is common law, and how does it differ from the civil-law system used in some other countries? Common law is a peculiarly English development. Before the Norman conquest, different rules and customs applied in different regions of the country. But after 1066 monarchs began to unite both the country and its laws using … Continue reading Common vs. Civil Law →

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]]> UK General Election 2017 https://daniellazar.com/2017/09/20/uk-general-election-2017/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 08:28:20 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5756 UK General Election Assignment Write an 800-1200 word (1.5 – 2 page), single-spaced, thesis driven essay in response to the following questions: Describe: What happened in the May 7 general election and why? Analyze: What stands out as particularly interesting or anomalous in the election results? Evaluate: What do the results mean for the UK? What … Continue reading UK General Election 2017 →

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]]> The Great Realignment: Britain’s Political Identity Crisis https://daniellazar.com/2017/09/20/the-great-realignment-britains-political-identity-crisis/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 08:18:07 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5754 Is Britain facing an identity crisis? The traditional dividing lines of left and right seem to be dissolving into new political tribes – metropolitan liberals versus the culturally rooted working classes, graduates versus the uneducated, the young versus the old. In June’s general election, traditional Labour heartlands like Mansfield went Conservative, while wealthy areas such … Continue reading The Great Realignment: Britain’s Political Identity Crisis →

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]]> 3 winners and 4 losers from the stunning UK election https://daniellazar.com/2017/07/10/3-winners-and-4-losers-from-the-stunning-uk-election/ Mon, 10 Jul 2017 11:54:49 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5720 The “winners and losers” political narrative is rather frustrating. Just the same, this Vox piece does seem to sum it up tidily. Spoiler, Teresa May won, but lost.

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]]> Britain has no written constitution. Meet the man who drafted one. https://daniellazar.com/2017/03/08/britain-has-no-written-constitution-meet-the-man-who-drafted-one/ Wed, 08 Mar 2017 05:30:57 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5655 At the request of Parliament’s Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, King’s College London scholar Robert Blackburn spent four years drafting blueprints for a full-fledged constitution. The results were published last year in a parliamentary report titled “A New Magna Carta?” Washington Post: Should Britain have a written constitution? In what ways could it be useful in settling the … Continue reading Britain has no written constitution. Meet the man who drafted one. →

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]]> Devolution in England: Reaching a dead end https://daniellazar.com/2017/03/08/devolution-in-england-reaching-a-dead-end/ Wed, 08 Mar 2017 05:21:09 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5647 In May, Liverpool, Greater Manchester and four other combined authorities (see map) will elect a metro mayor for the first time. They are the poster children of the “devolution revolution” launched by the then chancellor, George Osborne, in 2015. The hope was that more joined-up decision-making at local level would boost regional economies and raise … Continue reading Devolution in England: Reaching a dead end →

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]]> Brexit, Briefly https://daniellazar.com/2016/11/02/brexit-briefly/ Wed, 02 Nov 2016 11:01:14 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5589 The post Brexit, Briefly appeared first on Daniel Aaron Lazar.

]]> Brexit: Five challenges for the UK when leaving the EU https://daniellazar.com/2016/08/10/brexit-five-challenges-for-the-uk-when-leaving-the-eu/ Wed, 10 Aug 2016 09:39:00 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5563 The campaign to leave the European Union has won the referendum. It means the UK is now committed to withdrawing from the group of 28 countries, a process that has come to be known as Brexit. What does this mean for the UK and EU?

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