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Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Resigns: Nicol Stephen Follows Labour's Wendy Alexander and Quits Post

In: Scottish Affairs

By: Ross Adkin

Prejudice Against Redheads: Significant Cases of Gingerism In the UK

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Sarah Tennant

Bills in the House of Lords: Five Stages through Which a Bill Must Pass in the UK’s Upper House

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Erin Britton

Bills in the British Commons: Five Stages through Which a Bill Must Pass in the UK’s Lower House

In: British House of Commons

By: Erin Britton

Regulation of UK Political Parties: Parliament to Tighten Controls on British Politics Finance

In: British House of Commons

By: Tony Butcher

Edinburgh's Ban on Bagpipes: The EU Told Pipers to Pipe Down, Now They've Been Told to Shut Up

In: Scottish Affairs

By: Jenn Hardy

The British Royal Assent: How a Bill Finally Becomes an Act of Parliament in Britain

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Erin Britton

How UK Parliament Makes Laws: Only By Completing a Stringent Process Can a Bill Become a Law

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Erin Britton

Types of Law in the UK: There Are Three Main Varieties of Law at Work in Britain

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Erin Britton

The British Electoral System: The First Past the Post System Determines the House of Commons

In: British House of Commons

By: Erin Britton

The Work of the Commons: The Six Main Responsibilities of the British House of Commons

In: British House of Commons

By: Erin Britton

Selecting UK Election Candidates: How Are Candidates in a British General Election Chosen?

In: British House of Commons

By: Erin Britton

Electoral Candidates in the UK: Who is Eligible to Stand in a British General Election?

In: British House of Commons

By: Erin Britton

Meta-Database and ID Card Issues: The Real Issues Behind New ID Systems and the Social Implications

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Steve Williams

New Tory Mayor For London: Boris Johnson Defeats Ken Livingstone In London Mayoral Race

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Ross Adkin

London Mayoral Election In 6 Days: Mayoral Race Is Still Neck And Neck As Londoners Prepare To Vote

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Ross Adkin

Lewis Windfarm Proposal Rejected: SNP Green Energy Policy Suffers Blow As Wind Power Scheme Fails

In: Scottish Affairs

By: Ross Adkin

What Is a Housing Association? A Look at Scottish Social Rented Accommodation

In: Scottish Affairs

By: Karen Murdarasi

The UK Climate Change Bill: A Legal Basis for Tackling Global Warming

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Paul Lightfoot

Boris v Ken: London Mayoral Battle: Popular Conservative Hoping To Become Mayor In "Celebrity" Election

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Ross Adkin

UK Chancellor's "Green" budget? British Labour's 2008 budget Fails To Satisfy Environmental Groups

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Ross Adkin

Recognition of Disadvantage: Opening the List of Perscribed Grounds of Discrimination

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Erin Britton

One Anti-Discrimination Statute? The Possible Benefit of a Single Anti-Discrimination Statute

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Erin Britton

The Comparator Issue: The Current Approach of the British Courts

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Erin Britton

The Comparator Paradox? The Problem Where an Appropriate Comparator Cannot Be Found

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Erin Britton

Selecting a Comparator: What Should the Claimant's Treatment Be Judged Against?

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Erin Britton

Developing UK Legislation: The Move Towards Recognition of Multiple Discrimination

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Erin Britton

Inadequate Legal Protection: The Problem of Under-Inclusive Grounds of Discrimination

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Erin Britton

Multiple Discrimination in the UK: A Failure to Recognise Direct and Indirect Multiple Discrimimination

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Erin Britton

UK Anti-Discrimination Legislation: A Failure to Tackle Multiple Discrimination Has Led to Disadvantage

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Erin Britton

Two Varieties of Discrimination: Under UK Law Multiple Discrimination Can Occur in Two Distinct Ways

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Erin Britton

Multiple Discrimination: The Problem of People Suffering Discrimination on Several Grounds

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Erin Britton

Monarchy in the UK: Are the British Royal Family Facing a Republican Future?

In: British Royal Family

By: Julia Simpkins

East and West by Chris Patten: Arguments About Asia By The Last Governor of Hong Kong

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Feature Writer Jem Bloomfield

Notes From A Small Island: Bill Bryson's Tour Round Britain

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Feature Writer Jem Bloomfield

Property and the Feelgood Factor: The British National Obsession With House Prices

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Feature Writer Jem Bloomfield

The Jeremy Kyle Show Controversy: Chat Show Criticised By Judge and Sponsorship Withdrawn

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Feature Writer Jem Bloomfield

More Political Cliches: The Meaning of "Politics As Usual" and "Spin"

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Feature Writer Jem Bloomfield

Current Political Cliches: Frequently Used Phrases in British Politics and Their Implications

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Feature Writer Jem Bloomfield

Harriet Harman, Brown's Deputy: The New Deputy Leader of the British Labour Party

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Alistair McCulloch

From Blair to Brown & Harman: Challenges for the New British PM and His Deputy Party Leader

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Alistair McCulloch

BBC Slams Iraqi Abuse Whitewash: BBC report documents the horrific treatment of Iraqi detainees

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Steve Norris

Britains Youth Increasingly Obese: Is enough being done to halt the growth of Childhood Obesity in UK?

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Feature Writer Kate Pullen

British Labour Party Faces Change. Will Gordon Brown take over as leader of the party?

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Feature Writer Kate Pullen

Prince Harry to Serve in Iraq: For the first time in 25 years a British Prince to see active duty.

In: British Royal Family

By: Feature Writer Kate Pullen

Tony Blair's Legacy: How will the British Prime Minister be Remembered?

In: British/UK Affairs (general)

By: Alistair McCulloch

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