Civic Guides
How to Write to Your MP: A Practical Guide for Constituents
Every constituent can contact their MP. This guide explains how to find yours, what to write, and how the correspondence is handled at Westminster.
8 min read
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Every report, guide, profile and dispatch from the Registry, newest first.
Westminster
How MPs Vote: Commons Divisions Explained
When the Commons cannot decide by voice, it holds a division — MPs walk through lobbies to record votes. This guide explains how divisions work.
9 min read
Westminster
UK Parliament Petitions Explained
Anyone can start or sign a UK Parliament petition. The 10,000 and 100,000 thresholds trigger a response and possible debate. This guide explains how.
8 min read
Profiles
Femi Oluwole: Pro-EU Campaigner
A profile of Femi Oluwole, who became one of Britain's most recognisable young pro-European voices — and a case study in how political advocacy changed.
12 min read
Brexit Retrospective
Regulatory Divergence: Where UK and EU Rules Have Parted
Years after the referendum, Brexit's practical story is selective regulatory divergence. This report audits where UK–EU alignment shifted, and where it held.
14 min read
Polling & Data
How to Read an Opinion Poll
Every headline number rests on choices about sampling, weighting and wording. This guide explains how to read a UK opinion poll — and what it cannot tell you.
9 min read
Profiles
Caroline Lucas: The Influence of a Single Green Seat
For fourteen years Caroline Lucas was the Green Party's lone MP. This profile examines how one member, without a large bloc, came to shape a national debate.
7 min read
Profiles
Lara Spirit: Student Pro-EU Organiser
A profile of Lara Spirit, who became prominent through student-led pro-European campaigning during the Brexit process.
6 min read
Polling & Data
Polling the Generational Divide: Young Voters and the EU
Surveys record strong, durable support for closer EU ties among younger voters. This report reviews what the polling establishes — and why the age gap endures.
13 min read
UK Politics
The Lowering of the Voting Age: A Four-Nations Analysis
Sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds vote in some UK elections but not others. This guide explains where the franchise was extended, and the arguments on each side.
7 min read
UK Politics
When Hundreds of Young People Lobbied Their MPs in Person
Mass constituent lobbies have a long history at Westminster. This report examines how a coordinated day of in-person lobbying works, and what it can achieve.
13 min read
Civic Guides
How to Submit Evidence to a Select Committee
Select committees invite written and oral evidence from the public and experts. This guide explains the process and how to make a submission count.
7 min read