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power 2010

July 2, 2010

Government urged not to undermine reform consultation with populism

Democracy campaigners have expressed concern that the government's desire to involve people in scrapping laws may give way to populism rather than deliberation.
May 20, 2010

Electoral Commission wants a change in the UK voting law

In its interim report, the Electoral Commission has suggested that the UK voting law should be changed so that anyone queuing when polls close could still vote.
May 16, 2010

Purple protestors rally for Fair Votes

Supporters of voting reform joined demonstrations across Britain yesterday to call for proportional representation. They included around 1,000 people who rallied outside Parliament.
May 12, 2010

Don't keep calm. Don't carry on.

Last week the British public did something extraordinary. With millions of different views and motivations, we managed to vote in such a way as to deliver a hung parliament, driving the first wedge in the door of a system that has for too long kept most politicians far removed from democratic accountability.
May 9, 2010

'No sell out', Lib Dem leader is told by historic fair votes protest

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, who is in discussions with the Tories' David Cameron over forming a government, has been told firmly that there must be 'no sell out over PR'.
May 6, 2010

Vote for a reforming hung parliament, say democracy campaigners

Democracy campaigners are urging the public to refuse to give in to the big two parties, and to vote instead for a 'hung parliament' and radical political and voting reform.
May 6, 2010

Voting to change the system for good
April 7, 2010

Brown ‘all words and no action’ on constitutional reform, say campaigners

Campaigners have said that Gordon Brown’s announcements which include proposals for an elected second chamber, amount to "a lot of words but no action".
April 5, 2010

What kind of Second Chamber is good for democracy?

Abolishing the House of Lords is vital to getting rid of corrupt corporate politics, says Anthony Barnett. But an elected second chamber may not be the good democratic, reform-minded alternative many suppose.
April 3, 2010

Lords reform delayed by three and a half centuries

In the current debates over House of Lords reform, there is one factor that the media seem to have overlooked. It's a factor that makes this year a particular suitable one for finally replacing the Lords with a democratic second chamber.