Rewards for good behaviour
An Indonesian court has reduced the sentences of ten men convicted for their involvement in the devastating 2002 and 2005 Bali bombings, thanks to their reported
Jon Bright (London, OK): Iain Dale has an interesting article in the Telegraph today calling for a constitutional convention to be held on the issue of the United Kingdom, something
Christopher Harvie (Fife, author and MSP): The SNP government's Choosing Scotland's Future proposes a 'national conversation' followed by a referendum. This has been criticised
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Guy Aitchison (Bristol, OK): The Conservatives under Cameron have become zealots for the idea of direct democracy. We’ve had the Democracy Taskforce’s call for beefed up e-petitions, Direct
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): The Frank Field in yesterday’s Telegraph is a must read. I know he is very irritating and the article is stitched together by slight of
Caroline Morris (Wellington, Victoria University): New Zealand's introduction of direct democracy in the form of citizens' initiated referendums could have valuable lessons for politicians looking for cures
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): A press release from OpenEurope makes a very clear and simple case which if true will be damaging for the government as it suggests that the
Hizbullah's computer game
The Lebanese militant group Hizbullah has published a strategy computer game, in which gamers recreate the 2006 war between Israel and Hizbullah. According to a
James Graham (London, Unlock Democracy): James Campbell's piece in the Spectator arguing against state funding of political parties is par for the course. A critic of Sir Hayden
Chris Thomson (Barcelona, SCC): In yesterday's CiF, Ian MacWhirter writes: “Where the SNP proposal falls down is not in its open-mindedness, which is quite sincere, but in the
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): To salute India's independence I have been honoured to publish a guest post on Pickled Politics about how India's constitution is far
