UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK plant importers warn Kent border delays and damage at Sevington could raise EU delivery costs and halt shipments. As reported by The Guardian, plant importers said ongoing delays and damaged shipments at a Kent border post
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour MPs urge Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to halt a 20% cut to the Global Fund, warning it would damage global health and UK credibility. As reported by The Guardian, seven former Labour ministers have urged
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A Former Met police officer, who resigned last year after allegations of using sex workers and committing fraud while on duty, now faces an IOPC probe. As reported by The Guardian, Imran Patel reportedly used sex workers
Croydon (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Croydon has been granted £750,000 to support a new community-led arts and culture programme aimed at boosting creativity and local engagement. Funding for Croydon Council’s” Creative People and Places” action has increased significantly. The purpose of the
Croydon (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Transport for London engineers have confirmed the 60-year-old Croydon Flyover requires urgent refurbishment following detailed safety inspections. This week, a portion of the Wandle Road surface parking lot beneath the Flyover has been blocked while surveying is
Sutton (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Throwley Yard in Sutton is set to close after the operating company entered administration, raising concerns over local jobs and business impact. The central Sutton Throwley Yard Cinema, which opened in June 2024 with funding from the
The roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the Head of State, or monarch, are established by conventions. One of the traditions is the political impartiality of the monarch. The common law system applied in England and Wales is a hybrid of both the
How does the UK not fit the Westminster model? Devolution, bicameralism, and political fragmentation
Since the building of the Palace of Westminster in the middle of the nineteenth century, not much has changed. This has therefore burned out electrical, heating, ventilation, and drainage systems; wasting-away roofs, rotting pipes, and plumbing issues are permanently muddying the interiors.
The English Parliament was the body that exerted the greatest influence on the development of representative government among those that had been fashioned in Europe during the Middle Ages. Parliament arose out of assemblies called by the kings to decide disputes, to
The UK is a unitary parliamentary democracy, which is a constitutional monarchy both by law and custom. His Majesty’s Government, whose prime minister is formally nominated by the king to operate in his person, is in charge of exercising executive power within
