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LP-209 Evidence Before Power: Democracy and Accountability, Russian Interference, Brexit & Political Accountability One Crisis, Two Faces LP-209 examines Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum, the ISC findings, Andy Burnham’s dereliction-of-duty warning, political accountability and UK–EU cooperation through evidence-based Civic Empowerment Solutions. LP-209 — Did the UK confront Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum? A CES evidence assessment of official findings, political claims, democratic accountability and closer UK–EU cooperation. Abstract The central question is not whether the United Kingdom should reopen the argument about Brexit simply because Russia has sought to interfere in British politics. It is whether British democratic institutions have properly assessed the evidence, learned from established security findings, and discharged their duty to protect democratic decision-making while considering the UK's long-term economic, security and ...

LP-207 One Crisis Two Faces Civic Empowerment Solutions  to our Cost of Living Climate Crisis.  Evidence Before Power.  Accountability Before Ideology.  Climate Justice is Cost of Living Justice  Research Abstract LP-207 examines the political effects of personalised party leadership through an empirical comparison of Boris Johnson in the United Kingdom and Donald Trump in the United States. It investigates how political leaders’ personal brands, media visibility, electoral mobilisation and direct relationships with supporters can reshape the relationship between individual leaders, political parties and democratic institutions. The comparison identifies important similarities alongside significant constitutional differences. Both Johnson and Trump developed highly personalised political profiles in which their individual identities became prominent components of electoral communication, party mobilisation and public political debate. Their leadership also illus...