Tag Archives: elections

How Low Have we Sunk?

Posted on July 26, 2016 by martinaweitsch

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 →

Posted in Behind the Headlines, Constitutional Reform, Electoral Reform, Politics in context, The mechanics of politics | Tagged active engagement, democracy, elections, MPs, participation, political parties, transparency, UK | Leave a comment

Democratic Deficit

Posted on June 24, 2016 by martinaweitsch

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 →

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Democracy, Voting and Fairness: Take 2

Posted on June 12, 2015 by martinaweitsch

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 | Leave a comment

Vote for Policies Take 2

Posted on February 21, 2015 by martinaweitsch

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 →

Posted in Constitutional Reform, Electoral Reform, GENERAL ELECTION, Politics in context | Tagged active engagement, citizenship, constitutional reform, democracy, elections, participation, POLICIES, policy, political parties, UK, VOTE | Leave a comment

Democracy, Voting, and Fairness

Posted on January 14, 2015 by martinaweitsch

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 →

Posted in Behind the Headlines, Constitutional Reform, Electoral Reform, Politics in context, The mechanics of politics | Tagged democracy, elections, electoral system, Local elections, MPs, political parties, proportional representation, turnout, voting | 1 Comment

People vs Politicians – We Know What They Think – We Can Vote Accordingly

Posted on November 30, 2014 by martinaweitsch

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 | Leave a comment

Participation, Politics and Constitutional Reform

Posted on October 2, 2014 by martinaweitsch

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 →

Posted in Behind the Headlines, Constitutional Reform, Politics in context, The mechanics of politics | Tagged constitutional reform, democracy, elections, electoral reform, participation, political parties, UK | Leave a comment