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SUMMARY:The UK constitution: reform\, reject or reinvigorate? - Professor 
 Michael Kenny (Bennett Institute for Public Policy)\, Bronwen Maddox (IfG)
  &amp\; guest panelists
DTSTART:20220127T140000Z
DTEND:20220127T150000Z
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CONTACT:Prof Diane Coyle
DESCRIPTION:From Supreme Court interventions to accusations of ‘dead Par
 liaments’\, the Brexit impact to the pandemic response\, a tumultuous pe
 riod in British politics has put the UK constitution under huge strain and
  undermined public faith in how the UK is governed.\n\nCalls for change ha
 ve come from all sides. Should the UK’s constitution be codified? Does p
 arliament have enough power to hold the government to account? Are the cou
 rts going too far in diluting government power? Does the role of the House
  of Lords and the monarchy need rethinking? Is devolution working – and 
 do we need more of it? How do governments deal with the public and can tru
 st be restored?\n\nWhile the last five years have brought the constitution
 ’s sustainability into question\, they have also created a real opportun
 ity to reinvigorate UK democracy\, restore trust in the political system a
 nd improve the way that government works. But without a clear vision for t
 he future\, the UK risks yet more constitutional confusion and conflict.\n
 \nOver the next 18 months\, the Institute for Government and the Bennett I
 nstitute of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge\, backed by a dis
 tinguished advisory panel\, will undertake an impartial\, non-partisan rev
 iew of the constitution before setting out recommendations for change for 
 this and future governments to follow. This event will launch this major j
 oint project\, exploring how well the UK constitution is working and the p
 roblems that now need to be addressed.\n\nOn the panel to discuss the UK c
 onstitution and the problems faced\, are:\n\n* *Dr Halima Begum*\, Chief E
 xecutive of the Runnymede Trust\n\n* *The Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC*\, for
 mer Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice\; current Member of
  Parliament for South Swindon\n\n* *Professor Ciaran Martin*\, former Chie
 f Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre\; now Professor of Pract
 ice in the Management of Public Organisations at Blavatnik School of Gover
 nment\, Oxford University\n\n* *Baroness Smith of Basildon*\, Shadow Leade
 r of the House of Lords\n\n*Bronwen Maddox*\, Director of the Institute fo
 r Government\, will chair the event.\n\n*Professor Michael Kenny*\, Direct
 or of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy\, will provide some opening 
 remarks on the review.\n\nFollow the live event on Twitter: @bennettinst @
 ifgevents #IfGBennettInst\n\n"Book your place":https://www.bennettinstitut
 e.cam.ac.uk/events/uk-constitution/
LOCATION:Online
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