Tag Archives: Constitution

Sealing the Hung Parliament deal

A deal will have to be done. The Liberal Democrats are the (very) weak kingmakers. There is – somewhere – a deal that can be acceptable to Cameron and Clegg. The main ‘national interest’ issues are restoring stability to the … Continue reading

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The only joker on Lords’ reform is Jack Straw

New Labour share remarkable similarities with Old Labour in that they’ve never been prone to widespread theoretical debate. Indeed, the ongoing prevarication and confusion over House of Lords reform is veering perilously close to being farcical. The idea that this … Continue reading

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Brown’s Cynical Deathbed Conversion To Electoral Reform

Gordon Brown’s deathbed conversion to the cause of electoral reform is surely one of the most cynical acts in modern British politics. Don’t forget that Labour were elected in 1997 on a mandate to have a referendum on electoral reform, … Continue reading

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Tony Makara: Why political parties should end

The 20th century was the century of political ideology. A century that was rife  with wars and domestic political turmoil. This was all the end product of ideological politics. Ideology, by its very nature, is divisive. It sets people asunder … Continue reading

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Where Platform10 leads: 2

David Green (of Civitas), Douglas Carswell and Danny Finkelstein have taken up our suggestion of recall ballots for MPs.   And I think Nick Clegg floated the idea last week too. Obviously there need to be safeguards – you couldn’t have … Continue reading

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