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How is the royal family (and its finances) scrutinised by parliament? By the government? By the media?
On 26 February, join Valentine Low, Helle Krunke and David Torrance at our free, online event to discuss whether the monarchy is sufficiently accountable.
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On 26 February, join Valentine Low, Helle Krunke and David Torrance at our free, online event to discuss whether the monarchy is sufficiently accountable.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM
How is the royal family (and its finances) scrutinised by parliament? By the government? By the media?
On 26 February, join Valentine Low, Helle Krunke and David Torrance at our free, online event to discuss whether the monarchy is sufficiently accountable.
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On 26 February, join Valentine Low, Helle Krunke and David Torrance at our free, online event to discuss whether the monarchy is sufficiently accountable.
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Does the House of Commons need to change to reflect a more fragmented politics?
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January 19, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Does the House of Commons need to change to reflect a more fragmented politics?
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January 19, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Does the House of Commons need to change to reflect a more fragmented politics?
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January 19, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Does the House of Commons need to change to reflect a more fragmented politics?
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January 19, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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Does the House of Commons need to change to reflect a more fragmented politics?
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January 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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The government was defeated 213 to 211 votes on amendment 17 to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill at report stage.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The government was defeated 213 to 211 votes on amendment 17 to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill at report stage.
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🧵 The government was defeated in the House of Lords twice yesterday, 14 January 2026.
The government was defeated 278 to 176 votes on amendment 6 to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill at report stage.
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The government was defeated 278 to 176 votes on amendment 6 to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill at report stage.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:15 PM
🧵 The government was defeated in the House of Lords twice yesterday, 14 January 2026.
The government was defeated 278 to 176 votes on amendment 6 to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill at report stage.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
The government was defeated 278 to 176 votes on amendment 6 to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill at report stage.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
Does the House of Commons need to change to reflect a more fragmented politics?
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January 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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🧵 The government was defeated in the House of Lords once yesterday, 12 January 2026.
The government was defeated 201 to 169 votes on an amendment to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill at third reading.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
The government was defeated 201 to 169 votes on an amendment to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill at third reading.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
🧵 The government was defeated in the House of Lords once yesterday, 12 January 2026.
The government was defeated 201 to 169 votes on an amendment to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill at third reading.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
The government was defeated 201 to 169 votes on an amendment to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill at third reading.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
Does the House of Commons need to change to reflect a more fragmented politics?
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January 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Does the House of Commons need to change to reflect a more fragmented politics?
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January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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🧵 The government was defeated in the House of Lords once yesterday, 6 January 2026.
The government was defeated 204 to 136 votes on amendment 68 to the Sentencing Bill at report stage.
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The government was defeated 204 to 136 votes on amendment 68 to the Sentencing Bill at report stage.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
January 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
🧵 The government was defeated in the House of Lords once yesterday, 6 January 2026.
The government was defeated 204 to 136 votes on amendment 68 to the Sentencing Bill at report stage.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
The government was defeated 204 to 136 votes on amendment 68 to the Sentencing Bill at report stage.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
The government was defeated 131 to 127 votes on amendment 50 to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill at report stage.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The government was defeated 131 to 127 votes on amendment 50 to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill at report stage.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
The government was defeated 194 to 130 votes on amendment 47 to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill at report stage.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The government was defeated 194 to 130 votes on amendment 47 to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill at report stage.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
The government was defeated 210 to 131 votes on amendment 19 to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill at report stage.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The government was defeated 210 to 131 votes on amendment 19 to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill at report stage.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
🧵 The government was defeated in the House of Lords 4 times yesterday, 5 January 2026.
The government was defeated 132 to 124 votes on amendment 1 to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill at report stage.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
The government was defeated 132 to 124 votes on amendment 1 to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill at report stage.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
🧵 The government was defeated in the House of Lords 4 times yesterday, 5 January 2026.
The government was defeated 132 to 124 votes on amendment 1 to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill at report stage.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
The government was defeated 132 to 124 votes on amendment 1 to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill at report stage.
👉 votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
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Having celebrated our 30th birthday in 2025 and with a relatively new UK government in office, we think now is a good time to take a fresh look at what we are doing.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
We want to hear from you!
Having celebrated our 30th birthday in 2025 and with a relatively new UK government in office, we think now is a good time to take a fresh look at what we are doing.
Fill out our short survey (which is easier on a computer) 👉 qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_....
Having celebrated our 30th birthday in 2025 and with a relatively new UK government in office, we think now is a good time to take a fresh look at what we are doing.
Fill out our short survey (which is easier on a computer) 👉 qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_....
Does the House of Commons need to change to reflect a more fragmented politics?
On 19 January, join @elliechowns.bsky.social, @courtenayilbert.bsky.social and @louisevthompson.bsky.social to discuss smaller parties in the Commons at our free, online event.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Does the House of Commons need to change to reflect a more fragmented politics?
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January 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Having celebrated our 30th birthday earlier this year and with a relatively new UK government in office, we think now is a good time to take a fresh look at what we are doing.
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Having celebrated our 30th birthday earlier this year and with a relatively new UK government in office, we think now is a good time to take a fresh look at what we are doing.
Fill out our short survey (which is easier on a computer) 👉 qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_....
December 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Having celebrated our 30th birthday earlier this year and with a relatively new UK government in office, we think now is a good time to take a fresh look at what we are doing.
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Having celebrated our 30th birthday earlier this year and with a relatively new UK government in office, we think now is a good time to take a fresh look at what we are doing.
Fill out our short survey (which is easier on a computer) 👉 qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_....
Does the House of Commons need to change to reflect a more fragmented politics?
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December 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Does the House of Commons need to change to reflect a more fragmented politics?
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We want to hear from you!
Having celebrated our 30th birthday earlier this year and with a relatively new UK government in office, we think now is a good time to take a fresh look at what we are doing.
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Having celebrated our 30th birthday earlier this year and with a relatively new UK government in office, we think now is a good time to take a fresh look at what we are doing.
Fill out our short survey (which is easier on a computer) 👉 qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_....
December 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We want to hear from you!
Having celebrated our 30th birthday earlier this year and with a relatively new UK government in office, we think now is a good time to take a fresh look at what we are doing.
Fill out our short survey (which is easier on a computer) 👉 qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_....
Having celebrated our 30th birthday earlier this year and with a relatively new UK government in office, we think now is a good time to take a fresh look at what we are doing.
Fill out our short survey (which is easier on a computer) 👉 qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_....
We want to hear from you!
Having celebrated our 30th birthday earlier this year and with a relatively new UK government in office, we think now is a good time to take a fresh look at what we are doing.
Fill out our short survey (which is easier on a computer) 👉 qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_....
Having celebrated our 30th birthday earlier this year and with a relatively new UK government in office, we think now is a good time to take a fresh look at what we are doing.
Fill out our short survey (which is easier on a computer) 👉 qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_....
December 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
We want to hear from you!
Having celebrated our 30th birthday earlier this year and with a relatively new UK government in office, we think now is a good time to take a fresh look at what we are doing.
Fill out our short survey (which is easier on a computer) 👉 qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_....
Having celebrated our 30th birthday earlier this year and with a relatively new UK government in office, we think now is a good time to take a fresh look at what we are doing.
Fill out our short survey (which is easier on a computer) 👉 qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_....