Parliament and the Public: Strangers or Friends? - The Rt Hon John Bercow

The Speaker of the House of Commons addresses the questions of how the House of Commons can engage more effectively with the public which it serves and how modern technology can assist in this enterprise.

Britain in the 20th Century: A new consensus? 1990-2001 - Professor Vernon Bogdanor

To what extent was there a new political consensus in Britain in the 1990s, and were the policies of the New Labour government, elected in 1997, an extension of Thatcherism or a repudiation of it?

The Coalition and the Constitution - Professor Vernon Bogdanor

An objective analysis of the significance of the current coalition government for Britain and of the momentous constitutional reforms which the coalition is proposing.

Britain in the 20th Century: "Appeasement" - Professor Vernon Bogdanor

How should history judge Neville Chamberlain’s 1930’s government that was completely unmatched to the storm that would become World War II?

Britain in the 20th Century: The Economic Crisis and its Consequences - Professor Vernon Bogdanor

The economic crisis of 1931 marked the downfall of the labour party's government as it lost the support of the unions, the cabinet and eventually the British people.