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Category Archives: Electoral and constitutional reform
Apr 8 2013
The constitutional mess that now undoubtedly exists demands urgent review and reform
1 CommentTweet Matthew Flinders finds that it is not that people don’t care about British politics and its constitutional arrangements but that they simply don’t understand where power lies or why.This has resulted from reforms having been implemented in a manner that is … Continue reading
Posted by: April 8, 2013
Tagged with: constitution
Mar 1 2013
In Depth: The Conservatives will suffer electorally from the Liberal Democrats’ revenge over failure to support House of Lords reform
Leave a commentTweet Ron Johnston, Charles Pattie and David Rossiter consider the background to and likely electoral consequences of the delay in implementing agreed changes to Parliamentary constituency boundaries. The Conservatives had anticipated their chances of victory in 2015 would be enhanced … Continue reading
Posted by: March 1, 2013
Tagged with: Conservatives, constituency boundaries, Liberal Democrats
Nov 15 2012
Police force mergers are unnecessary and miss the point; the best policing is local
3 CommentsTweet Much of the focus during the PCC elections has been on the principle of representation. Will Tanner argues that localism is equally important and that the future of policing in England and Wales must be local and democratic, not regional and … Continue reading
Posted by: November 15, 2012
Tagged with: ACPO, criminal justice, Hugh Orde, localism, PCC Elections, reform
Nov 15 2012
Despite the problems that have beset the elections for Police and Crime Commissioners we must still take them seriously
Leave a commentTweet The criticism of the Police and Crime Commissioner reforms has been lengthy and varied. This week’s elections finally end the tripartite governance structure and replace it with an untested and far from popular new system focused on a single … Continue reading
Posted by: November 15, 2012
Tagged with: criminal justice, Electoral Reform, PCC Elections, Police and Crime Commissioner, policing, voting
Nov 13 2012
Electing Police and Crime Commissioners – an important milestone in expanding control by elected representatives? Or a disaster in the making?
Leave a commentTweet An encouraging opinion poll this weekend suggests that turnout in this Thursday’s Police Commissioner elections may be only slightly lower than in local elections, whereas other informed estimates have been below 10%. Patrick Dunleavy explains that this is the … Continue reading
Posted by: November 13, 2012
Tagged with: Electoral Commission, Patrick Dunleavy, PCC Elections, Police Commissioners, Supplementary Vote System, voting
Nov 13 2012
The LSE’s simple guide to UK voting systems
3 CommentsTweet The UK uses a wide range of voting systems to elect MPs; MEPs in the European Parliament; members of the devolved parliaments or assemblies in Scotland, Wales and London; councillors in local authorities; and the London Mayor, other city … Continue reading
Posted by: November 13, 2012
Tagged with: EU parliament, First Past the Post, proportional representation, stv, Supplementary Vote System
Oct 4 2012
Scottish local elections in 2012 show that voters have understood the STV system and are not put-off by it
Leave a commentTweet Alistair Clark analyses the recent Scottish local government elections and makes the case for the single tranferable vote (STV) system. Contrary to the arguments drawn by its opponents, Clark finds the system does not lower turnout, nor does it … Continue reading
Posted by: October 4, 2012
Tagged with: Scotland, stv
Sep 5 2012
Constitutional issues could be more satisfactorily handled outside of the Parliamentary framework
Leave a commentTweet Andrew Blick argues for removing decisions about constitutional change from the immediate sphere of party politics. This may allow for House of Lords reform and other issues that have been difficult to resolve in the traditional manner. The collapse of … Continue reading
Posted by: September 5, 2012
Tagged with: Constitutional reform, House of Commons, House of Lords reform
