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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Apr 30 2011
We should stay with the first past the post voting system: it maintains the link between voter and elected MP, while AV makes it much less clear
3 CommentsTweet Proponents of AV claim that it will make MPs work harder in the interest of their constituents by reason of the greater number of votes a candidate will require for election. Grégoire Webber takes an in-depth look at how … Continue reading
Posted by: April 30, 2011
Tagged with: coalition, elections, Electoral Reform, FPTP, referendum, voting
Apr 30 2011
‘Staged’ cracks in the coalition, debate over new GDP figures, and Cameron’s ‘Dear’ moment: Political blog round up for 23 – 30 April 2011
Leave a commentTweet Chris Gilson takes a look at the week in political blogging AV Referendum and Council Elections Chris Huhne launches an attack on the ‘No’ campaign, with the possible threat of legal actions over some of their claims. Tim Montgomerie … Continue reading
Posted by: April 30, 2011
Tagged with: AV referendum, David Cameron, economy, immigration, royal wedding, social media, UK, uk politics, weekly round up
Apr 29 2011
The flexibility of AV in expressing multiple preferences is suited to the modern British voter
Leave a commentTweet Historically, UK voters tended to have strong party affiliations, but this has changed in recent decades with a rise of voting patterns towards smaller parties and a decline in strong party identifiers. The ippr’s Guy Lodge makes the case … Continue reading
Posted by: April 29, 2011
Tagged with: alternative vote, av, election, Electoral Reform, Multi-party system, politics, power, preferential voting, voters
Apr 28 2011
A vote for AV may lead to fewer safe seats but whether this would make MPs work harder is still up for debate
1 CommentTweet The AV referendum is now only a week away. In previous posts, Alan Renwick from the University of Reading has debunked some of the myths advanced by the ‘No’ campaign: that AV violates the principle of ‘one person, one … Continue reading
Posted by: April 28, 2011
Tagged with: av, Electoral Reform, FPTP, politics, Polls, power, referendum, voters, voting
Apr 27 2011
The New Homes Bonus may not be as effective as the government claims
Leave a commentTweet As part of the government’s new localism agenda, the New Homes Bonus scheme aims to reward local authorities that enlarge their housing stocks. While such a programme should help encourage the building of much-needed housing in the UK, Henry … Continue reading
Posted by: April 27, 2011
Tagged with: CLG, housing, localism, New Homes Bonus, recession
Apr 27 2011
The Dilnot Commission on long term care funding should not overlook the possibility of co-evolution between pensions and care
Leave a commentTweet The government’s intended reform of the pension system has garnered much commentary in recent months. Craig Berry looks at the work of the Dilnot Commission on another element of policy for the elderly, social care, and finds that there … Continue reading
Posted by: April 27, 2011
Tagged with: Dilnot Commission, government, Pensions, politics, public spending, social care
Apr 26 2011
AV will not change the face of parliament but may change the way that we think about politics
2 CommentsTweet In the second of his posts looking at some key questions around the AV debate, Alan Renwick from the University of Reading moves on to examine how the AV system would affect the national picture. Using simulations of the … Continue reading
Posted by: April 26, 2011
Tagged with: AV referendum, election results, government, politics, Polls, power, voting
