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Published in: Home: OpinionDenying Scotland a referendum would prove that Britain really is broken
While Britain’s democracy is an antiquated theme park, in Scotland, sovereignty lies with the people, not the Crown
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Published in: Home: OpinionElected mayors don’t ‘level up’ anything. It’s time we binned the lot
Directly elected mayors are a fig leaf of democracy. Let’s follow Bristol’s lead and design a fairer system
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureHungary’s homophobic referendum failed. But its anti-LGBTIQ war goes on
It’ll take more than spoiled votes to defeat Viktor Orbán’s policies – although it’s a great start
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisDeciding Britain’s Future: Tom Nairn, Gordon Brown, Marxism and Nationalism
An account of the origins and influence of the most important book on British politics for 50 years
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Published in: ourEconomyVIDEO: interview with Owen Jones
'We can’t allow this to be the Brexit election, it has to be an election about the injustices that led to this...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe survival game: post-referendum politics in Iraqi Kurdistan
The regional hostile post-referendum moves may seem to leave the Kurds with little reason for optimism, but in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIraqi Kurdistan: the fight for a seat at the table of nations
The result of Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum was never in doubt, but the budding state’s future is.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Is it time we had an international framework for unilateral secession?
The current UN Charter is unsuitable, outdated and preoccupied with the era of decolonisation, which posed very...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaKurdistan referendum: why now is the wrong time
It appears that the referendum is arguably nothing more than a bargaining chip used by President Barzani, whilst...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCan the Kurds pull off Kurdexit?
Iraqi Kurdistan president Masoud Barzani and former Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari share their thoughts about...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat went wrong with Turkey’s referendum?
As illiberal democracy is becoming more the norm than the exception in the world, Turkey’s referendum is another...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA hollow referendum
Instead of articulating a brand-new direction for the country, the referendum simply served to legitimize and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKYes to a different Scotland
Today marks one year to go until Scotland votes on its future. As the referendum approaches, it's important that the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWestminster 2015 - will the SNP shake things up?
Scotland's potential independence now stands firmly on the horizon. But one must wonder: if it is to happen, how...