Neal Lawson is Chair of the pressure group Compass and has written many pamphlets for the organisation on the themes of democracy and equality. He was author in 2009 of <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Consuming-Neal-Lawson/dp/0141029412">All Consuming</a> (Penguin) and was co-editor in 2001 of the Progressive Century.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe arguments against proportional representation have melted awayFirst Past the Post was designed for a previous era. We must change all of our politics - but the voting system first.
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Published in: TransformationWhy we need the internet more today than ever beforeBeing able to transmit and receive on so many different levels to such a variety of audiences may be rewiring us for...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA new world from the bricks of old wallsAs we pass the 25th anniversary of the falling of the Berlin Wall, new walls between people are being torn down....
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Published in: openDemocracyUK'Violent shopping': the riots and consumer capitalism
The report on England's riots recommends protecting children from excessive marketing. Too little, too late. If we...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDemocracy by machines or morals? Why the AV referendum matters to the LeftThe future of the centre left in Britain is dependent on the AV referendum result. A Yes vote would open the doors...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKLabour must trust the people
Lenin is dead. And so, if you hadn’t noticed, are Sidney and Beatrice Webb. Yet the Labour Party is still in the...