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Tag Archives: democracy
Do we get what the planet is telling us?
It’s been an important few weeks for the planet. We have had the most recent report from the IPCC. It makes salutary reading for policymakers and for each of us individually. At the same time, at the very same time … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Breakdown, Climate Change, Politics in context, renewable energy
Tagged Climate Breakdown, democracy, politics
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How Low Have we Sunk?
Standards in public life are perceived to be at an all-time low. This is a problem. It is a problem because it means that people don’t trust politicians and all those associated with politics (and that includes many public servants). … Continue reading
Democratic Deficit
I’ve written before about the antiquated and unfair voting system in the UK. But here, I’m going to widen this to look at the democratic system in the UK more broadly. We’ve just been subjected to weeks of rhetoric about … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Reform, Electoral Reform, Politics in context
Tagged democracy, elections, MPs, participation, political parties, transparency, UK
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Democracy, Voting and Fairness: Take 2
The Election Result The General Election 2015 is over. We’ve had the first few weeks of a new government which is so cock-a-hoop about its victory, it is rushing into all sorts of things that we’d probably wish they weren’t … Continue reading
Posted in Electoral Reform, Politics in context, Uncategorized
Tagged democracy, elections, MPs, political parties
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Vote for Policies Take 2
In January 2014, I came across a website called ‘Vote for Policies’ and I wrote about it here. Then, the basis of the survey and analysis were the 2010 manifestos of six political parties. Vote for Policies has just launched … Continue reading
Democracy, Voting, and Fairness
Yes, yes, yes, I know, we had a referendum about electoral reform and ‘we lost it’ as some would say. So why bang on about it? There are several reasons for this: but the most recent is the fact that … Continue reading
TTIP: European Commission Consultation – WE DID IT
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has featured on this blog several times before. Today, just for a change, there is some good news on this topic. The European Commission launched a consultation on this issue in the … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Headlines, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Tagged business, democracy, EU, Europe, ISDS, MPs, participation, Trade, TTIP
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People vs Politicians – We Know What They Think – We Can Vote Accordingly
This post also appears on the Haringey Green Party website. It’s not often that you get a web link by pure chance that actually has useful and really interesting information. But just recently, someone sent me link to the website … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Headlines, NHS, Politics in context
Tagged democracy, elections, General Election, MPs, Party Policy, political parties, TTIP
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Backbench Business in the House of Commons – What it does and doesn’t mean
Palestine vote: MPs take historic decision to recognise Palestinian state. That headline is from the Independent on 13 October 2014, the day the vote took place. I applaud this decision; indeed, think this is an immensely important moment. As other … Continue reading
Participation, Politics and Constitutional Reform
I thought I’d write about something light for a change! No, seriously, the reason I’m writing this blog is three-fold – I care about electoral systems and about electoral reform in the UK because I firmly believe an intrinsically unfair … Continue reading
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