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Democracy

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PR for general elections is essential for a more democratic, equal and united UK

When Keir Starmer and Gordon Brown launched the proposals of Labour’s constitutional review, they put Labour back in…
Caroline Osborne & David Ward
2 years ago
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Defending democracy is a vital mission for Britain, and one Labour must own

“The thing about Boris is he’s funny, charismatic,” a voter in Bury, Greater Manchester said to me a…
Josh Simons
3 years ago
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Johnson’s failure to resign is more than sleazy: it’s eroding British democracy

It’s clear now. Boris Johnson misled the House of Commons in December with untruthful assurances that allegations of…
Hannah McHugh
3 years ago
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The UK is mired in sleaze when it should be standing up for democracy with Biden

Today, President Biden fulfils one of his flagship foreign policy campaign pledges by hosting over 100 countries for…
Joe Powell
3 years ago
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Government plans for Electoral Commission criticised as “power grab”

Campaigners have warned that government proposals to reform the Electoral Commission amount to a “power grab” and called…
Elliot Chappell
3 years ago
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Democracy is in retreat here in the UK. How should Labour respond?

This piece is based on the introduction to a new book from Open Labour and Politics for the…
Tessa Milligan & Nancy Platts
4 years ago
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Labour figures show solidarity with Hong Kong protesters as legal action begins

38 Labour figures have declared that they stand in solidarity with trade unionists and democrats charged with ‘unauthorised…
Elliot Chappell
4 years ago
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Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters are an example to us all

2020 has been a bad year for democracy in Hong Kong. The new national security law, imposed by…
Stephen Kinnock
4 years ago
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We’re not just renewing Welsh democracy. Labour is revolutionising it

The Welsh Labour manifesto made a series of promises five years ago to extend local democracy and change…
Julie James
4 years ago
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People are being priced out of democracy – let’s have a right to paid time off for public duties

There’s never been a level playing field in our democracy. Too much of our system has been designed…
Angela Rayner
5 years ago
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