Alan Renwick

@alanjrenwick

Professor of Democratic Politics and Director of the UCL Constitution Unit. Posting these days mostly on Bluesky: @alanrenwick.bsky.social.

Oxford and London ucl.ac.uk/constitution-u… Joined April 2010

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Alan Renwick @alanjrenwick Dec 20, 2024

Some constitutional highlights of 2024. 👇

Many thanks to the Constitution Unit's wonderful blog editor, @david_busfield, for another year of great reading!

UCL Constitution Unit @ConUnit_UCL Dec 20, 2024

NEW BLOG: The Constitution Unit blog in 2024: a guide to the last 12 months of constitutional analysis

Editor @david_busfield examines the blog’s content in 2024, offering a selection of the most popular (and his personal favourite) posts of the year.

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Alan Renwick @alanjrenwick Sep 20, 2024

Stark words from Peter Riddell:

'The govt is in danger of missing an opportunity to strengthen standards in public life. After more than 10 weeks in office, there have been little more than vague statements about future good intentions, and self-inflicted, unnecessary problems'.

UCL Constitution Unit @ConUnit_UCL Sep 20, 2024

NEW BLOG: Government standards: the need for reform.

@_peterriddell argues that action to create new standards safeguards (including legislation) is required, and that ministers cannot brush aside criticism on the grounds that their intentions are good.

constitution-unit.com/2024/09/20/gov…
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Alan Renwick @alanjrenwick Sep 13, 2024

The Citizens' Jury on Assisted Dying illustrates how deliberative processes can be used to strengthen democratic decision-making - enabling and encouraging thoughtful, informed discussion of a complex issue. I hope MPs and commentators will ... (1/2)

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www.nuffieldbioethics.org Nuffield Council on Bioethics publishes key findings from England’s first Citizens’ Jury on... The Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) has published an interim findings report, which shows the Citizens’ Jury tasked with exploring public views on assisted dying has concluded that the law in...

Alan Renwick @alanjrenwick Sep 12, 2024

Fancy releasing your inner nerd?

Tom Fleming and I here explore the application of proportional allocation formulas to parliamentary select committees.

UCL Constitution Unit @ConUnit_UCL Sep 12, 2024

BLOG: Select committee elections: how should a ‘proportional’ allocation between parties be calculated?

@alanjrenwick & Tom Fleming discuss options for allocating select committee roles in a way that ensures a proportional allocation amongst the parties

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Alan Renwick @alanjrenwick Jul 22, 2024

It was great to be part of the conversations leading to this report, which contains lots of food for serious thought across Whitehall and Westminster.

Congratulations to @MiriamLevin1 and the whole @Demos team!

Miriam Levin @MiriamLevin1 Jul 22, 2024

Excited to publish @Demos Citizens' White Paper today, with @involveUK. It sets out why, when and how the govt should embed public participation in national policy making if it wants to win back trust and make policies that work for people. demos.co.uk/research/citiz…
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