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The Allure of the Palace of Westminster is More Than Even a Radical Spirit...
As Parliament returns this week, the dilapidated condition of the Palace of Westminster remains a matter of concern. To kick-off a week-long blog series on parliamentary buildings, Crick Centre Chair,...
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What if we could make the Houses of Parliament safer and more beautiful?
As part of our blog series on the Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster, Dr Richard Simmons, Visiting Lecturer at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL and Designing for Democracy...
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‘You don’t walk past this building saying, “That’s a big impressive building,...
As part of our week of blogs on the Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal project, David Judge and Cristina Leston-Bandeira discuss the symbolic importance of parliamentary buildings. National...
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Oblongs and Hemicycles: Ideology and the Design of Legislative Chambers
As part of our blog series on the Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster, Dr Paul Seaward considers the debate around different shape of legislative chambers. There are two basic shapes...
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‘Even Big Ben has outlived its use’: Cedric Price and the Pop-Up Parliament
As part of our blog series on the Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster, Dr Stephen Thornton, Cardiff University, discusses controversial proposals to rebuild Parliament in the 1960s:...
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Building a Democracy: Psychological considerations for design of political...
As part of the series of blogs on the Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster and Designing for Democracy, this article highlights the importance of psychological considerations in...
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Values for Money: Character Education for the Twenty-First Century
Suzy Dodd explores the value and implications of the UK government’s initiative on improving ‘good character’ in education. How, precisely, can we define good character? Various studies have indicated...
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Assault in the corridors of power: now can we talk seriously about rebuilding...
In the face of the Westminster harassment scandal, MPs have called for a culture change in Parliament. In a blog originally posted on The Conversation, Crick Research Associate, Alexandra Meakin, sets...
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Reorganising the NHS: Another Initiative Destined to Fail?
Crick Centre Research Associate Leanne-Marie McCarthy-Cotter conducted research at the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association to examine the potential of Sustainability and Transformation...
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The Vote is Not Enough
To coincide with the publication of his latest book ‘Time to Save Democracy’, Crick Centre Associate Fellow Professor Henry Tam discusses some of the more sinister, hidden barriers to democratic...
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