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Tag Archives: Democracy
The new Boundaries might be the best membership drive ever invented
I spent part of yesterday afternoon in Parliament (spotting, along the way, Floella Benjamin, which if you’re my age was pretty exciting!). I saw probably about 10 MPs in total, ALL of whom mentioned their proposed new boundaries first off. … Continue reading
Posted in Party Politics
Tagged Accountability, Boundaries, Democracy, Devolving Power, Membership, MPs
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A social approach to democracy
Internet campaigns websites have seen more publicity this year than ever before, with their numbers seemingly increasing as fast as their column inches. This month saw the government re-launch their official ePetitions website, now incorporated into DirectGov, which seeks to … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Accountability, Democracy, Localism, Re-engaging Voters, Technology
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The Purple Book is Cameron’s Big Opportunity
A piece a couple of weeks ago by Rachel Sylvester (£)attracted a lot of attention. “Purple and orange: united colours of a coalition” it describes efforts by “New Labour” to revive itself and to make itself relevant to the Labour … Continue reading
What lessons can be taken from the AV campaigns?
On Friday, Mark Thompson wrote that, “The AV campaign was a disgrace from both sides”. I tweeted that I thought he had drawn some wrong conclusions but that he made sensible points, and promised that I would expand in a … Continue reading
The West Must Not Stand Idly By And Watch A Libyan Humanitarian Catastrophe
The wild-eyed rant by Gaddafi on Tuesday afternoon was crazed and demotic. It would have been comic if this wasn’t a bloody handed dictator, capable of doing anything to keep his hands on power. We know that he has no … Continue reading