Politics @ Surrey

The blog of the Department of Politics at the University of Surrey

What will happen to the EU?

To quote the old saw “prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” And that’s certainly true for the EU. As a complex, multilevel organisation that lacks equivalents elsewhere in the political world, it is already hard enough to understand what has happened, let alone what is happening or what might happen. This is all […]


Can Westminster ever be family friendly?

By Louise Thompson Over the last couple of weeks we have seen announcements from Conservative MPs Lorraine Fulbrook and  Laura Sandys  that they will stand down from Parliament at the 2015 General Election due to family commitments and responsibilities. This comes on the back of Louise Mensch’s resignation last year, telling the press that she […]


Halting prosecutions for The Troubles will deny justice

Perhaps it is merely a symptom that Richard Haass’ engagement in Northern Ireland has stimulated widespread debate within the Criminal Justice system in Northern Ireland, or perhaps it is a demonstration of more purposeful choreography. A Criminal Justice Inspection (CJI) report on the costs and impacts for the criminal justice system in dealing with the […]


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