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We don’t need a revolution to save us from Tory institutional vandalism

WHILE serving as a Member of Parliament for Malton in 1790, the…

How Boris Johnson's Minister for the Union position shows the decline of the UK

The great constitutional scholar Professor Vernon Bogdanor once…

Dr Elliot Bulmer: What Scotland needs is a new kind of opposition

THE British state was forged in violence. Between the accession…

Dr Elliot Bulmer: Brexit hurricane may break Britain’s rotten Heart of Oak

THE fall of the Berlin Wall was one of my foundational political…

Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity provides important lessons for Scotland

"HERE you can see where the bodies fell,” said my host,…

Elliot Bulmer: This is what Fiji can teach us about Scottish independence

IN 2018, while serving as constitutional adviser on behalf of the…

Elliot Bulmer: This is what Fiji can teach us about Scottish independence

IN 2018, while serving as constitutional adviser on behalf of the…

How proportional representation produces a kinder, gentler democracy

I HAVE argued before that an independent Scotland could do a lot…

This is why Burma's constitution links to devolution in Scotland

ORDINARILY, I would now be writing this from Myanmar (or Burma,…

What Scotland can learn from Norway’s Constitution Day celebration

IN 1957, when my father was still in short trousers, “Scottish…

Why local democracy is integral to the constitutional conversation

LET’S start with a wee quiz. What do Bernie Sanders, the…

Constitutional tinkering will not cut the mustard for the new Labour leader

THE Labour Party has a new leader. Sir Keir Starmer, former…

Just when we need the civil service most, the Tories have cut its effectiveness

CONSTITUTIONS provide mechanisms for controlling, limiting and…

Coronavirus Bill prompts questions on what we are willing to surrender

THE UK Government this week published its 329-page Coronavirus…

Why UK Government plans to roll back constitutional reform matter

CONSTITUTIONS are, in the words of expert Hassen Ebrahim, the…

A written constitution would defend democracy from far-right authoritarianism

MY first conscious political stirrings were prompted by the fall…

The creation of EVEL was a quick fix to a larger constitutional failing

DEVOLUTION was always a bad fix for the territorial politics of…

Why LibDems should support a constitution for an independent Scotland

SOMETIMES in idle moments I wonder what a different world we…

Tories are fearful of independence ... let’s ask them to share their plans for it

THERE are “tipping points” in politics.

We must start as we mean to continue. And when the day comes, we will be ready

Romans, we have lost a great battle,”, said the matter-of-fact…

As the clock runs down, the Tories want to smash and grab what they can

THERE is one line in the current Tory manifesto that made me sit…

Constitutional education is needed so we are not hoodwinked by our leaders

THIS week, I’ve spent most of my time at the back of a…

Here's why federalism would not be good enough for Scotland

I’M sorry, but I’m going to have to use the F-word:…

Documents like Declaration for Independence turn a crowd into community

THE Declaration for Independence published in The National this…

Supreme Court ruling does not protect parliamentary sovereignty

ON Tuesday, the UK Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, put an…

Could the Queen have blocked Boris Johnson? Yes, and here's why

PROROGATION is a curious legacy of medieval parliamentary…

Here are the arguments for and against a Scottish Senate

AT meetings up and down the country looking at a Scottish…

Ireland's constitution journey has valuable lessons for Scotland

IMAGINE we could run experiments in politics as we do in science.…

Explained: Would the Queen have to suspend parliament if PM asked?

THE so-called British Constitution is like a shapeshifting…

A cautionary tale ... how we ended up in the dunny with Boris and Jeremy

WITH an estimated 0.3% of the adult population having the right…

Don't be fooled by claims a constitution is too rigid

THE sports to which I gravitated in my youth were all a bit…

Citizens’ assemblies are great ... but don’t expect miracles

CONVENTIONAL wisdom since the 18th century has insisted that…

Labour’s lack of constitutional imagination perpetuated power structures

IN November 1942, while Montgomery’s Eighth Army was fighting…

We can make the monarchy work for our indy Scotland

TONY Benn once said of the Labour Party that “it is not a…

The British constitution can't solve basic questions on the Queen's duties

IT has been another exciting seven days in British constitutional…

Commonwealth can be a template for Scotland's independence

In our first column last week we asked for your questions on…

Elliot Bulmer: Scotland needs a written constitution for indyref2 – and we need to start work on it now

THE First Minister has indicated that she wishes to re-boot the…