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...laws in the United Kingdom. But there's sometimes a delay before the new law comes into force...[Queen Elizabeth II] What is Royal Assent? Royal Assent is when the monarch formally assents to a Bill (a piece of prospective legislation that has already been approved by Parliament) in order for it to pass into law. Once Royal Assent has been given the Bill is an Act of...

...law, cartoon, Society Matters] As a dock city, Liverpool has served as a gateway to the sugar trade, slavery and global transport for hundreds of years. It has long been a city of immigrants from Ireland, India and Pakistan to Somalia, Ethiopia and Jamaica. It boasts the oldest Chinese community in Europe, and the largest Chinese arch outside of China. But like other...

...Scots understand the histories of their respective nations. This is a potentially revealing angle because ideas about the past provide the foundation for national identities in the present. The glories and triumphs of yesteryear, the collective endurance of vicissitudes long past, the belief in shared origins and collective experiences: these are the things which provide...

...law Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement of a draft bill to make a second independence referendum viable unsurprisingly delighted the audience at the SNP conference in Glasgow. But what should the rest of us make of it? My gut tells me Scotland is heading for a vote on independence again, but I wouldn’t yet bet my house on it – the decision remains...