Sentences with phrase «british constitutional reform»

That is in the best tradition of British constitutional reform.

As such, he led efforts in the 1780s for British constitutional reforms which eventually limited the prerogative of the Crown, thereby consolidating parliamentary sovereignty.

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Reform of the constitutional architecture of the UK state over the past two decades has adhered to a conservative orthodoxy based on an enduring belief in the British Political Tradition: the redistribution of power is negotiated between the state and sub-state national and regional elites rather than with the British people.

An inkling of the movement for constitutional reform at the practical level of electoral politics may be traced to the Joint Commission on the Constitution set up in 1981 by the Alliance, with the purpose to «examine the policies for reform of the British constitution, in particular of the electoral system... that our parties should present together at the next election for implementation» (Joint Liberal / SDP Alliance Commission on Constitutional Reconstitutional reform at the practical level of electoral politics may be traced to the Joint Commission on the Constitution set up in 1981 by the Alliance, with the purpose to «examine the policies for reform of the British constitution, in particular of the electoral system... that our parties should present together at the next election for implementation» (Joint Liberal / SDP Alliance Commission on Constitutional Reform 198reform at the practical level of electoral politics may be traced to the Joint Commission on the Constitution set up in 1981 by the Alliance, with the purpose to «examine the policies for reform of the British constitution, in particular of the electoral system... that our parties should present together at the next election for implementation» (Joint Liberal / SDP Alliance Commission on Constitutional Reform 198reform of the British constitution, in particular of the electoral system... that our parties should present together at the next election for implementation» (Joint Liberal / SDP Alliance Commission on Constitutional ReConstitutional Reform 198Reform 1983: 1).

I was awarded a Research Associateship of the Open University between 1998 and 2001 to examine the determinants of British parties» attitudes to constitutional reform, and was awarded the PSA's David Butler Prize in 1998 for research on policy towards electoral reform.

My general research interests encompass: British executive - legislative relations; UK constitutional politics and reform; devolution in the UK; issues of political disengagement and democratic renewal.

A concern that a new settlement will be a stitch - up amongst the major political parties and the vibrancy of the referendum campaign in Scotland have energised campaigners to call for a convention that is either constituted fully by randomly - selected citizens (as with the British Columbia Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform) or one that is a mix of randomly - selected citizens and participants appointed by political parties (as with the Irish Constitutional Convention).

«AV is a very British reform; a perfect example of the British genius for constitutional evolution, rather than revolution,» Mr Clegg will say.

(«Constitutional reform» is not a phrase that resonates with the great British public.

Political and Constitutional Reform Committee launches a report on possible reforms to re-engage British people with politics and elections.

The Chair of the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee explains the appalling process by which this government has bulldozed its astonishing Lobbying Bill through the British parliament.

Gordon Brown's first major speech as Prime Minister was a call for constitutional reform that «entrusts more power to Parliament and the British people».

n contrast, the Liberal Democrats consciously positioned themselves as the main party political advocates of radical constitutional reform, with successive manifestos setting out their commitment to the fundamental re-balancing of power within the British state.

If trust is to be regained, we need to take the constitutional reform debate out of the Westminster village and ask the British people what kind of politics they want.

Nick Clegg is to take personal charge of a massive programme of constitutional renewal, including a referendum bill on electoral reform passed by summer 2011, in what the prime minister, David Cameron, described yesterday as a Liberal - Conservative government that marks a «historic and seismic shift» in British politics.

Gordon Brown yesterday endorsed radical measures to put a revived parliament back at the centre of British political life, in a reform package designed to revive his flagging constitutional agenda and restore MPs» lost credibility.