Beste Constitutionally Sound podcasts (2024)

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Migration Challenges After Brexit and Covid 34:49

2+ y ago34:49

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In this episode of Constitutionally Sound, our host Nicola McEwen is joined by Dr Sarah Kyambi, Director ofMigration Policy Scotland and David Bell, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Stirling, for adiscussion on migration in Scotland after Brexit and Covid-19.They discuss current challenges in the labour market and where these ch…

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Northern Ireland After The Election 33:40

2+ y ago33:40

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In this episode of Constitutionally Sound, our host Nicola McEwen is joined by Katy Hayward, Professor of Political Sociology at Queen’s University Belfast and a Senior Fellow of the UK in a Changing Europe, and David McCann, Deputy Editor of Slugger O’Toole and lecturer in Politics and Government at Ulster University for a fascinating discussion o…

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The Constitutional Future of Wales 35:19

2+ y ago35:19

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Laura McAllister is Professor of Public Policy and the Governance of Wales at the Wales Governance Centre in the School of Law and Politics. Her research focuses on Welsh politics and elections, devolution, electoral reform, and gender in politics. She works closely with the Senedd on constitutional and political matters, most recently as Chair of …

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The Conservatives in Scotland 31:57

2+ y ago31:57

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Alan Convery is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, having joined the University in 2013. His PhD examined the impact of devolution on the Welsh and Scottish Conservative parties. He maintains research interests in conservatism and the UK Conservative Party (especially in Scotland and Wales); territorial politics and public policy; an…

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Going Global: Exploring Scotland’s International Relations 28:14

3y ago28:14

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As world leaders descend on Glasgow for COP26, we explore how much scope there is for the Scottish Government, as a devolved government, to have a presence on the international stage. Produced by After 12 Media

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Northern Ireland: Conflict and Complexity 35:35

3y ago35:35

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In this episode of Constitutionally Sound, our host Allan Little, is joined by Katy Hayward, Professor of Political Sociology at Queen’s University Belfast and Jonathan Powell was a British diplomat from 1979 to 1996 and from 1997 to 2007 was Chief of Staff to Tony Blair and the chief British government negotiator on Northern Ireland during that ti…

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2021 Election Special 36:50

3y ago36:50

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In this special edition of the Constitutionally Sound podcast, Professor Ailsa Henderson of the University of Edinburgh and Professor Richard Wyn Jones of Cardiff University join host Allan Little to discuss the election results in Scotland and Wales. Mixed and Mastered by After 12 Media.

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Scottish Independence, Then and Now 31:55

3+ y ago31:55

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In 2014, Scotland voted 55% to 45% that Scotland should not be an independent country, and many thought that settled the matter for a generation. But much has changed in the years since, most notably Brexit and Covid-19. In 2021, how much does what was argued in 2014 remain the same? And what questions remain after the UK leaving the EU? In this ep…

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Labour and the Union 31:16

3+ y ago31:16

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Politics in Scotland since the independence referendum has been marked by the dramatic decline of a once dominant Labour Party. In Wales, Labour remains the largest party, leading government throughout the period of devolved government. In this episode of Constitutionally Sound, our host Allan Little is joined by the Centre on Constitutional Change…

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Brexit Deal or No Deal 31:18

3+ y ago31:18

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The transition period for negotiating a future relationship between the UK and the EU will end on 31 December- what will be the consequences if a deal cannot be reached in the next few weeks? In this episode of Constitutionally Sound, our host, Allan Little gets the view from both sides of the talks from Professor Michael Keating (University of Abe…

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Governing England 33:25

3+ y ago33:25

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The pandemic has not only exposed tensions between Westminster and the devolved nations of the United Kingdom, it has shone an unforgiving light on the way England is governed. It raises the question – is the UK state over centralised and unresponsive to regional variations and public need? Has the pandemic made the case for devolution in England? …