The U.K. plans to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next national election, with opposition claiming Labour is trying to sway the electorate.

The Covid-19 pandemic and the continuing Brexit crisis have cast an unforgiving light on the UK’s failed political system, the pivot of which lies with its “first past the post” ...

Political scientist Matt Goodwin says many voters see UK as 'old smartphone that has become slow, sluggish, overloaded with apps' and they want a major reset.

More than half of British voters want “a strong leader willing to break the rules,” according to a new survey on political engagement, which found that faith in the UK’s political system has ...

Brexit is pushing the political debate from ‘left’ and ‘right’ to ‘open’ and ‘closed’. This will tear the party-political framework apart

Local government structure Overview. Local government in England operates under either a one tier system – unitary authorities, or a two tier system – county and district councils. There are five types of local authority in England: county councils, district councils, unitary authorities, metropolitan districts and London boroughs. County ...