Who makes the rules? Brief Lessons on the UK constitution

When Michael Scott asked “why are you the way that you are”, he was clearly referring to the UK constitution. I navigate three tricky questions (what is the UK constitution, what are its contents, and why should we care?) by taking a whistlestop tour through Scranton, Pennsylvania where the audience will learn about the UK constitution through the lens of characters from the US sitcom, The Office. The audience will feel like their mind “is going a mile an hour” as I deploy memes, video and comedy to interrogate contemporary questions surrounding the constitution.

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A constitution is the key rules by which a club, society or company are governed. At a national level a constitution is a collection of rules, practices, laws which relate to the political life of a country and the key rights of any citizen. The UK’s constitution can be described as the ‘muddling-through’ constitution, as an acknowledgment of its historically proven strength and flexibility when responding to challenges. But unlike most other constitutions, the UK’s is said to be ‘unwritten’ and has been criticised as unfit for modern circumstances. Join us to find out more!