An exciting year for reform buffs
The Electoral Reform Society (in itself a good example of a pressure group, which is used to provide expert information for government e.g. to the Commission looking into reforming the Lords) blog has...
View ArticleThe Politics of Protest- on both sides of the Atlantic
Left Foot Forward have an interesting post looking at the nature of protests against government austerity and economic hardship in both the USA and the UK. This piece...
View ArticleLobbying and Campaign Finance
A good piece from the Guardian on campaign finance. While it is focused on the UK (and particularly the Green lobbyists) it makes some interesting comparissons to the US system....
View ArticleTurn out predicted to hit record low
The next set of elections in the UK will be to select the new Police Commissioners. The notion of elected police commissioners was a central part of the Conservative manifesto in 2010. With turnout...
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