[3][4] In April 2021, The Constitution Society published Union at the Crossroads: Can the British state handle the challenges of devolution?

It identified a number of deficiencies in the machinery and culture of central government and was recognised as a major contribution to the debate on the future of the UK Union.

The paper looked at whether the so-called good chap theory (he) was coming under increasing strain and set out a number of possible ‘protective mechanisms’ for the UK constitution.

The Constitution Society also produced several Brexit-related publications after the referendum in 2016 which examined, amongst other things, the legal implications,[10] legislative options[11] and a paper by Richard Rawlings on the impact on intergovernmental relations, since cited by Lord Wigley.

[14] Further notable report topics have included: the role of the House of Lords;[15] constituency boundaries and electoral registration;[16] the Human Rights Act 1998 and judicial review;[17] the possibility of a UK Constitutional Convention;[18][19] and data and democracy in the digital age.