I'd like a laymen's answers to how the european elections work in the UK and how the outcome effects British life on a daily basis.
posted by nam3d on May 11, 2009 - 4 answers

Is there a site which keeps track of what politicians have said, and flagged up instances where what they have said was a falsehood at the time of speaking? Preferably UK-centric.
posted by djgh on Apr 25, 2009 - 4 answers

How can I get more involved in UK politics? [more inside]
posted by djgh on Oct 5, 2008 - 4 answers

Calling all UK political experts - my better half wants to know-if Obama doesn't make it to President as the USA, is he allowed to move to the UK and run as leader of a political party there? [more inside]
posted by Megami on Sep 24, 2008 - 20 answers

How should government change the way it provides services in response to the technological revolution happening around us? [more inside]
posted by baggymp on Mar 7, 2008 - 15 answers

I run a small, clunky UK political blog. It needs a New Year spruce up. I love blogging but am as near as you get to being technically illiterate. Fellow Brit bloggers are going to help me with the techie stuff but I need to give them a design specification. I don't really know where to begin. What goes into a good design spec and can you point me to examples of other well designed blogs?
posted by baggymp on Dec 19, 2007 - 9 answers

Why is the United Kingdom still a united kingdom? [more inside]
posted by dcrocha on May 14, 2007 - 25 answers

If Blair called for a referendum in Northern Ireland on joining Eire, which side would win? Has the higher birth-rate of Catholics made a difference? Is the increasing paramilitary disarmament indicative of a political climate in which a democratic handover could take place with an acceptably low level of violence?
posted by Pretty_Generic on Nov 9, 2005 - 18 answers

What are the fundamental differences, if any, between US and UK political lobbyists? [more inside]
posted by Mutant on May 8, 2005 - 4 answers

What is the connection, if any, between britpop and New Labour?
posted by Tlogmer on May 7, 2005 - 12 answers

UK elections: looking at this thread I was wondering how elections work in the UK. From that post it sounds like not all MPs are elected at the same time, but this page on the Electoral Commission isn't very helpful. [MI] [more inside]
posted by rhyax on Jun 11, 2004 - 7 answers