Archive for northern ireland
Northern Ireland’s Liberal Democrats start up a new blog
Excellent to see this new initiative, which is over at http://libdemsni.wordpress.com. Reading through the posts there so far I’m struck by how streaks of similarity poke through the many differences in Northern Irish politics compared to those of England, Scotland or Wales. The blog got off to a good start with its star signing; let’s [...]
Electoral administration isn’t going quite as well as it should…
First, the good news: all the reports so far indicated a strong surge in people registering just before the deadline earlier this month. The Independent has some further figures to add to earlier reports. Thankfully, Havering Council with its hostile approach to people using the Electoral Commission’s website seems to be very much the exception. [...]
Peter Robinson’s other problem
In amongst all the political trouble for the DUP's Peter Robinson, one other problem has been largely overlooked - an Electoral Commission investigation into donations.
Northern Ireland residents back ending donations secrecy
From the BBC:
“Most people” are in favour of ending the confidentiality surrounding donations to political parties in NI, focus group research has suggested.
It was conducted by the Electoral Commission, which recorded the views of eight groups around NI, each consisting of between six and eight people.
Unlike the rest of the UK, details of political donors [...]
