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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​News about the struggle for better democracy in the United Kingdom.​ ​​​The United Kingdom is an electoral democracy where elections must be held at least every five years and where the Prime minister and cabinet must have support of the elected Parliament. The nation's relationship with the European Union will continue to factor into its political makeup for the foreseeable future. Also check out our section on World Democracy and our Europe articles.

US, Britain Increasingly See Eye-to-Eye on China

July 22, 2020 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

US, Britain Increasingly See Eye-to-Eye on China

US Sec. of State Mike Pompeo met with UK PM Boris Johnson in what spells a joint approach by the world’s leading democracies to growing Chinese aggression.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Dictatorships, England, Europe

Britain Poised to Ban Huawei 

July 6, 2020 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Britain Poised to Ban Huawei 

From VOA: The British government is set to end the participation of Chinese telecom giant Huawei in the building of Britain’s 5G phone network — a policy about-turn that will further deteriorate London’s strained relations with Beijing, but will please Washington, according to British media reports. The major policy change follows a fresh reassessment by […]

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Dictatorships, England, Europe, Spying and Privacy

Britain Battles over History

June 18, 2020 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Britain Battles over History

Worldwide “Black Lives Matter” protests following police murder of George Floyd in the US has seen statues of historical figures accused of racism, slavery attacked by British protestors.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Democracy Protests, England, Europe

Thousands Join Black Lives Matter Protest outside US Embassy in London 

June 8, 2020 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Thousands Join Black Lives Matter Protest outside US Embassy in London 

George Floyd’s murder by police sparked a fresh round of “black lives matter” globally. Thousands gathered outside the U.S Embassy in London in protest.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: African-Americans and Democracy, Democracy Protests, England, Europe

Britain has officially left the EU: what are the implications?

February 3, 2020 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Britain has officially left the EU: what are the implications?

A cause for celebration for some, a sobering moment for others. The UK formally ended its EU membership at the stroke of midnight on Friday.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: England, Europe

Radical trust, deep democracy and the health of the commons

January 27, 2020 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Radical trust, deep democracy and the health of the commons

One of the great illnesses afflicting 21st century democracy is a lack of trust – not just in politicians but in each other and ourselves, experts.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Election Science, England

UK Conservatives Secure Historic Parliamentary Majority

December 13, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

UK Conservatives Secure Historic Parliamentary Majority

Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won a solid majority of seats in Britain’s Parliament — a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: England, Europe

Finish Off Brexit And Stop Embarrassing The Democracy

November 20, 2019 by Mats Sederholm 3 Comments

Finish Off Brexit

It is 3½ years since Britons voted for an exit and still, the British Parliament has not been able to deliver what the voters decided.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: England, Europe

British MPs take government to task on alleged delay of publication of “Russia”

November 6, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

British MPs take government to task on alleged delay of publication of “Russia”

Tuesday, Britain’s opposition lawmakers took government to task on alleged delay in publication of report titled “Russia” on Russian interference in Brexit.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: England, Europe

“Dissonant Referendum Design and Turmoil in Representation”

November 6, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

“Dissonant Referendum Design and Turmoil in Representation”

Essay argues beyond political and social complexities of Brexit subsequent instability can be traced to humble realities of referendum question design.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: England, Europe

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