Search results for "democracy"
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Politics
Local Elections 2025: What the Results Tell Us About the National Mood
Thousands of council seats changed hands. National Herald analyses the data to identify the real story behind …
Politics
Crypto Donation Ban and £100,000 Foreign Cap Transform Party Funding Rules
New legislation targets anonymous digital donations and overseas money following years of concern about foreig…
Politics
The History of British Democracy: From Magna Carta to Modern Parliament
Britain invented parliamentary democracy — then spent centuries arguing about who it was actually for. The ful…
Analysis
A Complete History of Britain: From Roman Conquest to the Modern Nation
How one small island became the world's most influential nation — and what that history means for Britain toda…
Analysis
The British Empire: Rise, Rule and Legacy — A Complete History
At its peak the British Empire covered 24 per cent of the earth. How it was built, how it was lost, and why it…
Politics
Nigel Farage and Reform UK: Can the Party Win a General Election?
Reform UK has defied predictions before. National Herald examines whether 2029 could be its moment — and what …
Analysis
Media, Trust and Democracy: Britain's Information Crisis
Public trust in news media, political institutions and expert opinion has never been lower. The consequences f…
History
The English Civil War: How Britain Executed a King and Invented Parliamentary Democracy
Between 1642 and 1651, England tore itself apart in a conflict that ended with the execution of Charles I and …
History
The First World War: Britain, the Somme and the Generation That Was Lost
Between 1914 and 1918, Britain mobilised four million soldiers and suffered 750,000 dead — a national trauma w…
History
The Glorious Revolution of 1688: How Britain Established Constitutional Monarchy
When Parliament invited William of Orange to replace James II, it settled forever the question of who held ult…
History
The Suffragette Movement: How British Women Won the Vote
From Emily Davison's fatal dash onto the Epsom Derby racecourse to the Parliament Square hunger strikes, the c…
History
The Victorian Age: How the Nineteenth Century Made Modern Britain
Queen Victoria's 63-year reign saw Britain industrialise, urbanise, expand its empire and create the social, p…
Opinion
The Tories Must Rebuild or Britain Gets One-Party Rule. That's Bad for Everyone.
Effective opposition is as vital to democracy as good government. The Conservative Party's current weakness is…
Analysis
The Geopolitics of 2025: Five Forces Reshaping the World Order
From the US-China rivalry to the war in Ukraine, the international order is being remade. Britain must navigat…
Politics
The State of British Democracy: Five Things That Must Change
An in-depth National Herald investigation into the state of british democracy.…
Politics
The House of Lords Reform Bill: Everything You Need to Know
The government's long-awaited reforms to the upper chamber could reshape British democracy — or fall short of …