Tag: Sara Hobolt
A vote to leave the EU may have a detrimental impact on Parliament
What will life be like in the UK House of Commons and House of Lords if the UK leaves the EU? And if it is a vote to remain? Will Parliament have more or less influence on the government’s dealings with its European partners post-23 June? Sara Hobolt and Sara Hagemann report on the expert evidence gathered […]
The purdah controversy – setting the rules of the referendum game
The Government’s defeat in the House of Commons shows that it most likely will have to accept the purdah restrictions that it previously rejected as unworkable. Here, Sara Hobolt explains what purdah is and why the issue has been so controversial. Similar PostsEnfranchising 16 and 17 year olds won’t create a new politics, but a more […]
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