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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Aug 31 2010
Democracies with proportional voting systems are ‘good citizens’ in global institutions. So will changing its electoral rules make Britain behave better in international forums?
Leave a commentTweet Some liberal democracies are better international citizens than others. New research by Stephanie Rickard shows that the more proportional a country’s voting system is, the more likely it is to fully honour its international commitments on world trade issues. … Continue reading
Posted by: August 31, 2010
Tagged with: av, coalition, elections, eu, government, politics, power, trade, UK, uk government, uk politics, WTO
Aug 30 2010
Britain’s trade depends on the sea. In the coming public expenditure cuts we cannot afford to ‘sign off’ from maritime security and naval defence
4 CommentsTweet The defence review is occurring at a time of extreme financial pressure at home and considerable military risk in Afghanistan. Gwyn Prins and Sir Jeremy Blackham argue that geopolitics prescribe a primarily maritime framework for the Strategic Defence Review. … Continue reading
Posted by: August 30, 2010
Tagged with: defence, defence budget, defence review, foreign policy, MoD, Navy, power, spending, spending review, Type 45, uk government, uk politics
Aug 28 2010
Australia’s hung parliament, and the IFS weighs in on the budget – round up of political blogs for 21 – 27 August
1 CommentTweet Chris Gilson and Paul Rainford take a look at the week in political blogging. Weekend Dr Madsen Pirie, guest blogging at the Adam Smith Institute’s blog, reviews the first 100 days of the coalition government and finds that it … Continue reading
Posted by: August 28, 2010
Tagged with: afghanistan, av, AV referendum, blog round up, Cabinet, coalition, Electoral Reform, foreign policy, Labour Leadership, Nick Clegg, politics, social media, UK, uk politics, weekly round up
Aug 27 2010
An end to ‘tenancy for life’ in the social housing sector will not solve current acute shortages. The UK simply needs more homes for social housing tenants
2 CommentsTweet Social housing is still an important part of the way we live in the UK – more than one in six homes in Britain are owned by local authorities or social landlords. However, the system has been gradually eroded … Continue reading
Posted by: August 27, 2010
Tagged with: coalition, David Cameron, empty homes, government, housing policy, politics, social housing, social landlords, UK, uk government, uk politics
Aug 26 2010
Tactical voting can still occur under the Alternative Vote, and it may lead to unexpected outcomes
25 CommentsTweet Next spring UK voters will get the chance to introduce the Alternative Vote system for Westminster elections. A commonly repeated claim is that the system would do away with the tactical voting that many voters resort to under the … Continue reading
Posted by: August 26, 2010
Tagged with: av, AV referendum, coalitions, government, politics, Polls, preferences, Seat Projections, tactical voting, UK, uk government, uk politics
Aug 24 2010
Cameron’s shoving back of the state
2 CommentsTweet The relatively short history of the new coalition government is already one of radical change. Massive changes to the NHS, public spending, cuts in regulation and a move to localism all point to a a smaller state and less … Continue reading
Posted by: August 24, 2010
Tagged with: 100 days, coalition, David Cameron, government, Hung Parliament, Nick Clegg, politics, UK, uk government, uk politics
Aug 23 2010
Every key ‘Westminster model’ country now has a hung Parliament, following Australia’s ‘dead heat’ election
31 CommentsTweet The Australian general election held under the Alternative Vote has produced an evenly divided Parliament where a handful of independent MPs from the outback now hold the balance. As a result there are now no large ‘Westminster model’ countries … Continue reading
Posted by: August 23, 2010
Tagged with: Australia, Canada, coalition, disproportionality, government, Hung Parliament, India, Julia Gillard, New Zealand, politics, Seat Projections, Tony Abbott, UK, uk government, uk politics
Aug 21 2010
A big week for Clegg and 100 days for the coalition– round up of political blogs for 14 – 20 August
Leave a commentTweet Chris Gilson and Paul Rainford take a look at the week in political blogging. Weekend Paul Linford thinks that the coalition will collapse before the right re-aligns, and Though Cowards Flinch has a critique of contemporary Conservatism, while Carl … Continue reading
Posted by: August 21, 2010
Tagged with: blogs, coalition, Nick Clegg, politics, social media, UK, uk government, uk politics, weekly round up
