Democracy

by Chris | 23 Jul 2010 | No Comments

The question set to be asked on the referendum ballot paper should the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill be passed into law (which is …

by Chris | 30 Jun 2010 | No Comments

A High Court judgement has been passed to evict the Parliament Square protestors from their so-called “Democracy Village” encampment. The action, brought by Mayor of …

by Chris | 10 May 2010 | No Comments

One of the Lib Dem grassroots big demands as part of any coalition or confidence and supply agreement is a referendum on changing the electoral …

by Chris | 9 May 2010 | No Comments

The way we place our votes needs to be changed. When hundreds of people get disenfranchised due to the incompetence of returning officers, 27 people …

by Chris | 11 Apr 2010 | One Comment

Every voter has an equal say in who forms the government, right? On the face of it, yes: we can all go to to polling …

by Chris | 3 Mar 2010 | 8 Comments

Over the past decade, support for an English Parliament has grown, from 18% to 29% – and 40% believe that the current “Barnett forumla” system …

by Chris | 10 Feb 2010 | No Comments

Democracy appears to have become a hot topic in politics at the moment, starting with Gordon Brown’s amazing and sudden interest in AV. This has …

by Chris | 9 Feb 2010 | No Comments

If prisoners are not allowed to vote in this years general election, it will break European Law:

In 2005, the Grand Chamber of the European Court …

by Chris | 2 Feb 2010 | 2 Comments

What precisely is the point of pushing for a referendum on the way we elect MPs? That’s not really a problem right now. There are …

by Chris | 26 Jan 2010 | No Comments

The principle of elected mayors is all well and good. But if they are to be of any real point, they need proper powers and …