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Why can a bill be blocked by one MP saying the word "object"?

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What do British people think about female-only carriages on trains?

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Do governments deliberately time unpopular policies or announcements to when the population is distracted?

answered Aug 23, 2020 at 15:27

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Why did UK NHS pay for homeopathic treatments?

answered Sep 20, 2019 at 14:28

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Why doesn't the UK want to be part of the European Convention on Human Rights?

answered Mar 6, 2020 at 14:33

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Expulsion of elected members of the legislature - where is it possible?

answered Sep 9, 2020 at 9:57

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Can the police unions be dissolved?

answered Jun 13, 2020 at 18:32

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Difference in Brexit terms

answered Dec 13, 2017 at 8:53

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How does nobility status affect modern Britain's social and power structures?

answered Jan 21, 2019 at 21:45

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Does no-one standing against the speaker of the house in UK lead to the local electorate being disenfranchised?

answered Oct 22, 2019 at 6:27

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How can an UK judge rule over Dubai's Chief of State?

answered Mar 6, 2020 at 15:40

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Why did Ecuador protect Julian Assange for such a long time?

answered Jan 13, 2018 at 13:05

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How does Islamic single-sex education, ruled unlawful, differ from other single-sex education in the UK?

answered Oct 22, 2017 at 16:10

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Did the framers of the US Constitution foresee huge differences in representation in the Senate, such as between California and Wyoming?

answered Nov 10, 2018 at 9:44

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What policies caused the drop in violent crime in Los Cabos?

answered Jan 2, 2020 at 0:10

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A Pakastani court overturned convictions of the men charged with killing a journalist in 2002. Is this part of a larger reform movement?

answered Apr 2, 2020 at 13:56

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Pickpockets in St Peter's Square

answered Feb 27, 2018 at 17:58

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Why did May's administration force unwell MPs to attend a Brexit debate?

answered Jun 21, 2018 at 21:36

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What does it mean when the US cops wear the badges or T-shirts saying "I am the kneeling officer"?

answered Jun 3, 2020 at 7:43

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Does the Catholic Church have a contingency plan for the case that the pope and all cardinals are dead?

answered May 14, 2020 at 22:12

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Does the UK have anything resembling the US Foreign Agents Registration Act?

answered Aug 10, 2018 at 7:23

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How many royal pardons vs statutory pardons have been granted in the UK in recent times?

answered Sep 11, 2019 at 9:07

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What is the difference between the NHS and PHE (Public Health England)?

answered Apr 14, 2020 at 17:27

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What does it mean to protect parliamentary papers if published ‘bonâ fide and without malice’?

answered Nov 27, 2019 at 12:17

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Why does the UK government write off student loan debt after 30 years?

answered May 17, 2020 at 5:58

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Why can a bill be blocked by one MP saying the word "object"?

What do British people think about female-only carriages on trains?

Do governments deliberately time unpopular policies or announcements to when the population is distracted?

Why did UK NHS pay for homeopathic treatments?

Why doesn't the UK want to be part of the European Convention on Human Rights?

Expulsion of elected members of the legislature - where is it possible?

Can the police unions be dissolved?

Difference in Brexit terms

How does nobility status affect modern Britain's social and power structures?

Does no-one standing against the speaker of the house in UK lead to the local electorate being disenfranchised?

How can an UK judge rule over Dubai's Chief of State?

Why did Ecuador protect Julian Assange for such a long time?

How does Islamic single-sex education, ruled unlawful, differ from other single-sex education in the UK?

Did the framers of the US Constitution foresee huge differences in representation in the Senate, such as between California and Wyoming?

What policies caused the drop in violent crime in Los Cabos?

A Pakastani court overturned convictions of the men charged with killing a journalist in 2002. Is this part of a larger reform movement?

Pickpockets in St Peter's Square

Why did May's administration force unwell MPs to attend a Brexit debate?

What does it mean when the US cops wear the badges or T-shirts saying "I am the kneeling officer"?

Does the Catholic Church have a contingency plan for the case that the pope and all cardinals are dead?

Does the UK have anything resembling the US Foreign Agents Registration Act?

How many royal pardons vs statutory pardons have been granted in the UK in recent times?

What is the difference between the NHS and PHE (Public Health England)?

What does it mean to protect parliamentary papers if published ‘bonâ fide and without malice’?

Why does the UK government write off student loan debt after 30 years?