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Oh I Wish There Could Be Referendums Every Day

hoboroad wrote 1 month ago: It seems the British Government has given up on trying to run the country. Instead all the important … more →

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Spectator blog post on EU and Scottish independence referendums

Alan Trench wrote 1 month ago: The Conservative Party has been getting very excited about an EU referendum, perhaps in the term of … more →

Tags: Conservatives, Scotland, scottish independence

dylancaporn wrote 1 month ago: Dylan Caporn - Federal Politics Update It’s been another busy day in Federal Politics, so let … more →

Tags: Federal Politics, ALP, Liberal Party, federal election 2013, Federal Politics Update

New Directions in Referendums; Politics and Campaigns1 comment

Theresa Reidy wrote 1 month ago: New Directions in Referendums 9 May 2013 May 9, 2013 – Jane Suiter and Theresa Reidy co-conven … more →

Tags: constitution, Events, referenda

The Minority Report: Session 20131 comment

marylandhousegop wrote 2 months ago: The following is a summary report of the major issues of the 2013 Legislative Session. BUDGET & … more →

Tags: Budget, Crime, Death Penalty, Education, Environment, Gas prices, Governor O'Malley, health, Illegal Immigration

Swiss use direct democracy to win tough controls on multi-million dollar payouts for senior executives

fjwhite wrote 3 months ago: Swiss vote is as radical as any laws or doctrine restricting capitalism for years No 688 Posted by f … more →

Tags: Political Action, counterpower of one, legal counterpower, leadership, evidence based counterpower, moral & ethical counterpower, Income Inequality, Direct Democracy

The Big Issue They’re Not Talking About: Maryland Democrats Seek to Suppress Checks on their Power

marylandhousegop wrote 3 months ago: Our national and state governments are systems of checks and balances to ensure that no one branch o … more →

Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Voting

NUIG: Vote YES for a Pro-Choice Students' Union2 comments

smccarthy679 wrote 3 months ago: Poster for the Yes Campaign in NUIG - This article originally appeared in SIN, NUIG’s Student … more →

Tags: Abortion, NUIG, pro choice, Reproductive Rights, Sexual Health, Students' Unions

Highs and lows of using marijuana | Essentials

cythiaaut0358 wrote 4 months ago: Highs and lows of using marijuana Cannabis Sativa in a Cage by Mrs LogicLicense (according to Flickr … more →

Tags: drug, Cancer, Adult, Cannabis

"Struggling to get a grip, as with soap in a bath"

David S Taylor wrote 4 months ago: A great quote from Hugo Rifkind in The Times (29th January: £) which neatly sums up where politics, … more →

Tags: Westminster Bubble, seen and heard, voter alienation, The Times, Hugo Rifkind

Jo Eric Khushal Murkens and Peter Jones: Salmond and Cameron order a dog’s dinner at the EU café2 comments

Constitutional Law Group wrote 4 months ago:  Countries that are used to referendums on constitutional matters use them sparingly. The UK has no … more →

Tags: european union, Scotland, Referendum on the European Union, scottish independence, Scottish referendum

Why I hate referenda

chrishallamworldview wrote 4 months ago: Hurrah for David Cameron! He has promised an In-Out referendum on Britain’s membership of the Europe … more →

Tags: Thatcher, Tories, Attlee, Nick Clegg, David Cameron, UKIP, EU, european union, David Cameron is a knob

My involvement in the IPPR’s Devo More project 11 comments

Alan Trench wrote 4 months ago: On  Friday, IPPR published my paper Funding Devo More, the fruit of a long period of reflection abou … more →

Tags: Devolution finance, Intergovernmental Relations, Northern Ireland, Publications and projects, Scotland, Wales

The 'Funding Devo More' launch 3 comments

Alan Trench wrote 4 months ago: We held the Funding Devo More launch event in Edinburgh on Friday morning, with Willie Rennie MSP re … more →

Tags: Devolution finance, Events, Publications and projects, Scotland

Democracy: Is this the best we can do?3 comments

La Barcelona Roja wrote 5 months ago: I have met several people that have argued that the only alternative to democracy is a dictatorship. … more →

Tags: States, sustainability, democracy, Real democracy, voter turn-out, two party system, Participatory Democracy, Direct Democracy, Demarchy

Political Proposals

Tiffany wrote 5 months ago: Here are a few political proposals… Allow National Referendums The national initiative is a pr … more →

Tags: Freedom, My Views, Ban, beuracracy, bickering, Britain, bypass, Campaign contributions, Canada

Recent developments in UK democracy

btang912 wrote 5 months ago: Since the election of Blair’s government in 1997, many have argued that the UK has become more … more →

Tags: AS Politics, Politics: Unit 1, democracy in the UK, Politics: Unit 2, The Constitution, The Prime Minister, the Cabinet and the Executive, Revision notes, Human Rights, representation

The Upcoming Budget Season

jonstankiewicz wrote 5 months ago: via wildfactor.net I know I’ve said I love budget season multiple times. This year’s may … more →

Tags: Just Me, Blogging, Journalism, Newspaper Reporter, connecticut, News, journalists, Journalist, reporter

Puerto Rico Statehood Experts Challenge Results | Essentials

vandal3di3go wrote 5 months ago: Puerto Rico Statehood Experts Challenge Results United States House of Representatives Seal by Donke … more →

Tags: General, Results, White House, fierce


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