I had my attention drawn this morning to a blog post by Jerry Hayes relating how, when he was a Conservative MP, he used to be "pimped" out
Under the Conservative led coalition, ‘transparency’ has become the latest tool in a long-standing war against the state. What chance of applying that principle to the burgeoning PFi industry?
More attacks in Mogadishu, as Al-Shabab steps up its campaign against African Union troops. Convicted Islamists escape prison as fears of militant action in Central Asia increase. Russian security forces kill top Causcaus Emirate leader. Report calls for further US-Russian nuclear disarmament. All
The news that Matthew Elliot, the chief exec of the Taxpayers’ Alliance, is to head the “No” campaign in the AV referendum has been greeted with glee by Tory bloggers who have heaped praise and superlatives on his campaigning skills. For those on the left, who are considering joining the anti-refo
A myth about the Alternative Vote is that it eliminates the need for tactical voting. It doesn’t.
Helen Lambert, of PoliceStateUK, gives her account of the recent dotActivist conference.
The Scottish left is in decline and crisis today, bereft of ideas and numbers. Yet a new generation of novelists provide hope of a conversation about Scotland which goes way beyond devolution and embraces genuine self-government.
Continuing OK's debate over the future of the Coalition.
Alongside the coming referendum on AV Britain has been promised an elected second chamber, reformers are warned to keep their eye on both.
Continuing the OK Referendum Plus debate, the case for the AV referendum as a step towards replacing the 'sovereignty of parliament'
The rise of multi-party politics in the UK has meant that very few MPs can now claim majority support in their constituency, adding to the public's sense of alienation from Parliament. Professor Patrick Dunleavy, of the LSE, argues that there is now an overwhelming case for adopting the Alternativ
