https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn01403/ In 2024, 53% were refused at initial decision (not counting withdrawals). https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN01… (View Post)

Oh, this is nice... You can see how refugee numbers are driven by world events. War in country X generates lots of refugees from X. (Go to p. 20 of https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/docum… (View Post)

Apart from winning a record number of MPs at the last election, that is. (View Post)

Using the Laakso and Taagepera (1979) formula for the effective number of parties, Great Britain has 2.1 parties in terms of Commons seats, but 4.5 parties in terms of votes at the 2024 general elect… (View Post)

There are some votes coming up on House of Lords reform. Here's a blog with some background: https://constitution-unit.com/2025/07/01/10-reasons-why-the-hereditary-peers-bill-should-be-amended-t… (View Post)