Questions tagged [united-kingdom]
Questions relating to the government and politics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. If your question relates to a specific country within the Union, be that England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland, use with the relevant tag.
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Why was an inscription commemorating Dresden's bomb deaths removed?
There was an inscription commemorating those who died from the UK and the US bombing Dresden in February 1945, when an estimated 22-25,000 civilians were killed.
Recently, according to Bild, the ...
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Did any country say that they view the British involvement in the attacks against the Houthis as supporting Israel in the Gazan conflict?
The Labour MP Zarah Sultana said: “Military intervention starting out
as limited can quickly escalate, risking a sequence of events far
larger and more terrible, and risk even dragging us into war.”
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Do the US and the UK have the right to attack Houthis?
The UN security council demanded an immediate end to Houthis attacks.
Does this give the right to the US and the UK to unilaterally decide to attack Houthis according to UN treaties and/or ...
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Are the strikes against Yemen ordered by President Biden unconstitutional?
The U.S. and British forces have launched a massive retaliatory strike against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen (1/12/2024). The military response by the U.S. and U.K. comes after a series of drone ...
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Can the British PM formally be charged with treason?
Can the British PM formally be charged with treason, or high treason? Does the British constitution make this possible?
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How common is it to price a law by the cost of putting up signs?
The BBC is describing the new 20mph speed limit in urban Wales as "the £34m law" which appears to be a reference to "the cost of bringing in the new signs".
If one was to attempt ...
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Which sections of Indian Independence Act 1947 were repealed in British Parliament, and why?
The Indian Independence Act 1947, was repealed by the respective constitutions of India and Pakistan in 1950 & 1956. The Parliament of the United Kingdom, never repealed it but according to the ...
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Are greatly more resources devoted to investigating the circumstances around missing women and girls than to those around missing boys and men?
We have seen two recent national media spectacles around the missing persons cases of Nicola Bulley and Gaynor Lord, and these have followed the admittedly gruesome national spectacle around the ...
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Has the UK government provided the "minimum standard of privacy and accuracy" that are required of a messaging service for ETEE to be banned?
The Guardian reports that the UK government will not require Ofcom to enforce the restrictions on End to End Encryption (ETEE) until two conditions are met:
the government has said the regulator ...
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Why doesn't the UK government end "bona vacantia"?
It has recently been reported that King Charles benefits from the estates of those who pass away without leaving a will or next of kin. Apparently this takes place via ancient feudal laws known as &...
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Why are there so few reactions to the Houthis' attacks on ships?
Recently, the Houthis attacked a British ship, and not for the first time. While they claim that the ships are somehow linked to Israel, they are also owned by non-Israelis, and the crew members are ...
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What could have been the intended purpose of Section 10(2) of the criminal law act 1977?
Section 10(1) CLA 1977 creates an offence of obstructing a judicial enforcement officer effecting enforcement of a court order for recovery of possession of property.
But section 10(2) explicitly ...
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What could have been the intended purpose of Section 23 of the Theft Act 1968?
Section 23 of the Theft Act 1968 states:
Advertising rewards for return of goods stolen or lost.
Where any public advertisement of a reward for the return of any goods which have been stolen or lost ...
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In the UK, what are the votes that started as voiced but passed into the divisions for more formal voting?
Following my previous question, I've learned from comments that many votes in the UK are voiced. According to what I was able to gather the Speaker of the House determines if a vote will be voice and ...
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How significant is the UN's condemnation of UK imprisonment of Just Stop Oil protestors?
It has recently come to light that the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Ian Fry, had sent a letter to the UK government warning ...
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