Category Archives: Democracy
Does age matter at all when it comes to voting?
Have guest posted on the Jailhouse Lawyer blog. What do you think?
Scotland the free
I’m confused. The Government says that a Scottish independence referendum in 2013 is binding but in 2014 it will be illegitimate. I suspect this is an example of politicians making stuff up as it suits them rather than there being any profound democratic or constitutional principle at stake, and Labour has no business supporting the [...]
Faux feminism and the gender balanced leadership
There is a suggestion that the Labour Party rules should direct that where the Leader is male, the Deputy Leader should be female, and presumable vice versa. It makes me want to howl at not only how unfeminist it is as a proposal but how anti-feminist the effects could be. This is a notably warped [...]
How should Labour campaign in elections for police commissioners?
While the leadership is considering the refounding (or possibly confounding) of democracy in the party, the Conservatives are busy creating more elections. If they can hold the coalition together long enough to get the legislation through, Britain will be electing Police Commissioners for the first time this spring. As a thoroughly illiberal idea – a [...]
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