The monarchy is the last taboo of British politics
Despite being a Republican, I managed to sit through the Queen’s Westminster address today. In reality it wasn’t…
Democracy
A tale of Two Parties
Editor’s Note: Recently, Labour activist (and LabourList columnist) Emma Burnell, and Lib Dem activist (and blogger) Mark Thompson…
A new class politics
The recession has brought class inequality back into view by exposing the unjust distribution of wealth and power…
Our democracy at risk
To be able to decide whether to cast one’s vote is fundamental to our democracy. Yet it is…
A more democratic Union
Scotland, and its potential independence, is currently a big political issue. The self-interested bickering of David Cameron and…
Democracy – how much is too much?
The power of e-petitions (originally introduced under Labour), but significantly beefed up under the coalition, may be diluted,…
To keep poverty rising Tories attack democracy
Aneurin Bevan said that the evolution of our political economy is driven by three forces in a dynamic…
