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...public and the Liberals' electoral support nosedived. The pact did provide political stability, though. It kept the Labour Party in power, during which time there was a modest economic recovery. It was supported by the City of London and, according to contemporary opinion polls, enjoyed significant public support. The Liberals eventually broke off the pact in August 1978...

...public to act as jurors. Our mock jury project – the Scottish Jury Research – involved 863 participants divided into 64 juries. They all watched a video of either a rape trial or a non-sexual assault trial (where the defendant claimed he acted in self-defence). Jurors were drawn from jury service eligible members of the public to reflect a representative sample of the...

...public around the world. As co-founder of the ‘1 for 7 Billion’ campaign Natalie Samarasinghe explains: the Council’s five permanent members, Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States (P5), maintained an iron grip on the procedure for decades. There was no timeline, criteria or formal shortlist of candidates. Even elected members of the Council were often...

...Public Safety Bull Connor and his police forces jailed 1,200 men, women and children who took part in peaceful protest. Last August, DC police had no difficulty arresting 41 participants in a Black Lives Matter protest march. You might come to the conclusion that the police know perfectly well how to arrest peaceful Black and Brown people in the street, but seem at a loss...

...health. Philosophers, politicians and academics offer differing perspectives on requirements for citizenship and the importance of citizenship ceremonies in the UK and Australia. In the two audio tracks, course team members Liz McFall and Sophie Watson put the ideas covered in the album into their academic context. This material is taken from The Open University course...