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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Jul 30 2010
The ‘Brokeback coalition’ and a political reform double bill – round up of political blogs for 23- 30 July
4 CommentsTweet Chris Gilson takes a look at the week in political blogging. Weekend David Herdson at politicalbetting.com looks at the recent tendency for the Lib Dems to announce policy, only to be corrected by the Conservatives, while Paul Goodman at … Continue reading
Posted by: July 30, 2010
Tagged with: academies, blogs, coalition government, David Cameron, Electoral Reform, foreign policy, Gordon Brown, IDS, Michael Gove, Nick Clegg, politics, poltical blogs, social media, uk government, uk politics, weekly round up
Jul 29 2010
Iraqi Refugees: is the UK doing the right thing?
6 CommentsTweet British regular forces have long left Iraq, but the problems created for Iraqi refugees by the post-invasion conflicts continue to pose challenges for UK policy-makers. Avery Hancock looks behind the headlines at the continuing plight of many thousands … Continue reading
Posted by: July 29, 2010
Tagged with: displaced people, Gateway Protection Programme, government, Iraq, refugee policy, UK, uk politics, UKBA, UNHCR
Jul 28 2010
LSE Centre for Economic Performance: Reducing Crime: More Police, More Prisons or More Pay?
Leave a commentTweet Crime is usually high on the list of voter concerns. This might seem surprising since total crime has fallen significantly since the mid 1990s. Yet two thirds of the population still (wrongly) think that crime is rising nationally.Politicians must … Continue reading
Posted by: July 28, 2010
Tagged with: CEP, coalition, crime, fear of crime, policing, prisons, uk government, uk politics
Jul 27 2010
Patrick Dunleavy to give evidence to House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform today
3 CommentsTweet Patrick Dunleavy, Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics was a witness for the Political and Constitutional Reform’s evidence session this morning, Tuesday 27 July, from 11am. Click here to watch the recording of the session. … Continue reading
Posted by: July 27, 2010
Tagged with: Electoral Reform, government, power, UK, uk government, uk politics
Jul 23 2010
Mr Cameron goes to Washington while Clegg gets personal – round up of political blogs 17- 23 July
Leave a commentTweet Chris Gilson takes a look at the week in political blogging. Weekend – 17/18 July John Redwood says that governments across the world are damaging the recovery with their policies of greater bank regulation, as Peter Wrigley at Keynesian … Continue reading
Posted by: July 23, 2010
Tagged with: afghanistan, blog round up, Electoral Reform, government, New Media, policing, social media, UK, uk government, uk politics
Jul 21 2010
Kosovo’s status is still in doubt – time for Britain to rethink the need for new talks?
1 CommentTweet When the coalition government’s Minister for Europe visited Pristina recently, almost unnoticed, he reiterated a UK line that Kosovo’s status as independent from Serbia could not be revisited. Yet unless the International Court of Justice comes out unequivocally for … Continue reading
Posted by: July 21, 2010
Tagged with: International Court of Justice, Kosovo, politics, UK, uk government, uk politics
Jul 20 2010
Why all MPs should support reforming the electoral system. It is a key step in restoring their own legitimacy with the public
6 CommentsTweet Most arguments about electoral reform are thinly veiled cloaks for partisan self-interest. By contrast Patrick Dunleavy argues that, whatever your party, there is now an overwhelming public interest case for adopting the Alternative Vote – to restore to all … Continue reading
Posted by: July 20, 2010
Tagged with: av, Electoral Reform, marginal seats, parliament, Polls, UK, uk government, uk politics
