Politics Category
Order of Merit
King Edward VII (1841-1910) created the Order of Merit (OM) in 1902 in recognition of “..exceptionally meritorious…
The formation of Great Britain
One of the noteworthy figures in the formation of Great Britain (England, Wales & Scotland) was the…
The Civil Service
Members of Parliament can be regarded as the front-end, public-facing partners of His/Her Majesty’s Home Civil Service (HCS),…
The Good Parliament of 1376
The Good Parliament of 28 April – 10 July 1376 was followed by the Bad Parliament of…
The Brexit Party
2019 was the year the Brexit Party emerged as a phenomenal grass-roots success in British politics, focused…
The Chartist Movement
The 1832 Reform Act was a small step towards equal rights, such as they were then perceived,…
Coalition governments
With its first-past-the-post voting principle, a UK General Election does not often result in no party having…
The Northern Ireland Assembly
Ever since its legal creation in 1921, Northern Ireland has had its own Parliament, or Assembly, but…
Royal Assent
After a Bill passes through both Houses of Parliament, it must have Royal Assent to become an…
Nationalist parties
Considering that the UK has four constituent nations, it was perhaps inevitable that nationalist parties would emerge…
DEFRA
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is only the 10th biggest UK government department…
The VC and GC awards for heroism
The Victoria Cross (VC), named after Queen Victoria (1819-1901), was instituted in 1856. It is a decoration…