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Chapter one: The starting point, understanding the Political system
- ‘Why there’s no such thing as the Westminster Model’
An article from the Constitution Unit Blog, by Meg Russell and Ruxandra Serban suggesting the term ‘Westminster Model’ is outdated. They argue that the term tends to be muddled and its meaning far from clear.
https://constitution-unit.com/2020/08/05/why-there-is-no-such-thing-as-the-wesminster-model/
- ‘Covid‐19 and the Blunders of our Governments: Long‐run System Failings Aggravated by Political Choices’
An article on the structural weakness of the government’s capacity to make efficient policy decisions. Are such policy blunders part of the systemic weakness of the British political system or is it just another result of political turbulence?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7436519/
- ‘UK in a changing Europe, Brexit and beyond’.
A great short book covering how Brexit has and will continue to affect the UK political scene. The book is sectioned into three, looking at policy, public opinion and politics. The topic of Brexit links to a lot of key themes explored in chapter one, including constitutional politics and party politics.
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Brexit-and-Beyond-report-compressed.pdf