Elections to the National Assembly: Who Makes the Rules?

Posted on 27 October 2014 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

It is often said that the United Kingdom doesn’t have a constitution. (Thus, the renowned constitutional expert Prof Vernon Bogdanor has quipped that his entire career has been based on talking about something that doesn’t exist!) That is not quite true. The UK does not possess a single document termed a Constitution. But the functional
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Trends in Referendum Voting Intentions: the EU and Income Tax

Posted on 20 October 2014 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

Thanks to our friends in the north, referendums have been on the minds of many people over recent months. While there is currently no realistic prospect of Wales facing a referendum on independence in the short to medium term, there are other referendums that we may well be facing at some time in the next
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Error and Bias in Referendum Opinion Polls

Posted on 13 October 2014 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

During the current (2010-15) parliament there have been three major referendums on constitutional change: the March 2011 referendum in Wales on increased law-making powers for the National Assembly for Wales; the May 2011 referendum on the Alternative Vote; and the September 2014 referendum on Scottish independence. Much has been said about many aspects of these
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Up-Dates to Opinion Polls Section

Posted on 6 October 2014 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

  The more eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that I have made one or two small changes to the site over the last few days. Most importantly, I have made some up-dates and improvements to the Opinion Polls section. I’d encourage you to look at that to see for yourself, but in brief what
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