We will have to open up politics with more than just primaries to engage people
So the National Executive Committee (NEC) has agreed to charge £3 for non-members to vote in the primaries…
Democracy
If politicians can’t enact the policies people actually want, the system is broken
This week, Class released a new poll on the theme of fairness and inequality, which will nicely coincide…
British politics trundles towards the abyss – what are we doing about it?
The Labour Party’s response to a worsening polling position has been remarkably sanguine. For a long time, there…
Cameron will shoot himself in the foot with anti-union laws
Last week, we reported that the Tory election fund is likely to be three times as big as…
The LabourList Political World Cup Guide – Second Round
Around three-quarters of matches of the World Cup have now, sadly, been played, as we leave the Group…
The LabourList Political World Cup Guide – Group Stage
The World Cup brings with it a very serious problem. Over the course of the next month, there…
Could nine million current voters be about to disappear from the electoral register?
Last week the Chief Executive of the Electoral Commission addressed the Annual Conference of the Association of Electoral…
We need to talk about Tony
Oh Tony – it didn’t have to be this way… In an otherwise quiet week in Westminster, the…
Votes at 16 is one way of confronting voter apathy
Yesterday, hundreds of young people came to Parliament demanding a voice. Each was passionate about their community and…
If Russell Brand wonders why his latest campaign fails he will only have himself to blame
Yesterday an email popped in my inbox from one Russell Brand. It was your typical petition “Dear ”…
