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Tag Archives: power
Mar 11 2012
Book Review: The Liberty of Servants: Berlusconi’s Italy by Maurizio Viroli.
1 CommentTweet Silvio Berlusconi turned Italy’s government into a medieval court and its people into servants, argues Maurizio Viroli. His latest book details the anti-democratic effects of the now ex-Prime Minister’s regime, and makes a passionate call for a civic rebirth … Continue reading
Posted by: March 11, 2012
Tagged with: Berlusconi, Citizens, Europe, gender inequality, Italy, power
Mar 8 2012
An extension of democratic principles to our economic and social institutions would go a long way to reducing inequality
3 CommentsTweet Inequality has grown substantially in Britain over the last few decades and Mike O’Donnell argues that there needs to be radical institutional reform if the underlying issues are to be adequately addressed. A substantial redistribution of income and wealth in … Continue reading
Posted by: March 8, 2012
Tagged with: democracy, economy, government, industrial democracy, inequality, power, UK
Feb 27 2012
The coalition is at least as likely to end up shipwrecked as it is to sail through, or at least stay afloat, until 2015
1 CommentTweet Liberal Democrat MPs may soon find themselves watching a slow motion car crash while their Conservative counterparts might feel that their ‘business arrangement’ has served its purpose. Either way, a parliamentary full-term, while not impossible, remains less likely than … Continue reading
Posted by: February 27, 2012
Tagged with: coalition, general election 2014, government, party politics, power, uk government, uk politics
Feb 23 2012
The Coalition Government has only a 1 in 3 chance of lasting its term. Statistical modelling predicts its fall in October 2014
Leave a commentTweet There has been much recent talk about the possibility of the Coalition government falling before the parliamentary term is up. Chris Hanretty uses a quantitative statistical model to suggest that this is indeed probable, and that the best prediction indicates the government … Continue reading
Posted by: February 23, 2012
Tagged with: coalition, David Cameron, elections, general election 2014, power, uk government, uk politics
Feb 20 2012
Fixed term Parliaments are a mirage – it’s all downhill from now to a June 2014 general election
4 CommentsTweet All coalitions unzip from the end, unless the date of their termination remains uncertain. But with last year’s Fixed Term Parliaments Act the Liberal Democrats cling to the illusion that they have statutory protection against any Conservative decision to … Continue reading
Posted by: February 20, 2012
Tagged with: David Cameron, general election 2014, Nick Clegg, power, uk government, uk politics
Feb 14 2012
We are not ‘all in this together’: British democracy is suffering from the disconnect between politicians and the wider public
1 CommentTweet Recent failures of British democracy lead voters to feel that being ignored by Government is the most likely consequence of casting a vote and participating in democracy, writes Mary Evans. Many voters are perhaps wondering if they have developed … Continue reading
Posted by: February 14, 2012
Tagged with: power, UK, uk government, uk politics, voting
Dec 19 2011
New proposals for local TV may mean that new stations will be ill-equipped to protect their own independence, and to play a positive democratic role.
1 CommentTweet Sally Broughton Micova looks at the most recent proposals aimed at establishing local TV broadcasters, and finds that the revised plans may lead to local stations that struggle to maintain their own independence. The Department for Culture, Media and … Continue reading
Posted by: December 19, 2011
Tagged with: government, independent TV, Jeremy Hunt, local content, local TV, media, politics, power, public spending, tv licensing, UK, uk government
Dec 17 2011
Divisions over Europe, credit crunch take II and a pummelling at PMQs: round up of political blogs for 10 – 16 December
Leave a commentTweet Chris Gilson, Paul Rainford and Danielle Moran take a look at the week in political blogging. Europe David Herdson at politicalbetting.com wonders if the transfer of financial power to the centre of the EU will be effective in saving … Continue reading
Posted by: December 17, 2011
Tagged with: austerity, coalition, Conservatives, David Cameron, economy, eu, Europe, government, Labour, Nick Clegg, politics, power, UK, uk government, uk politics
