Thursday is the deadline for Unlock Democracy AGM proxy vote applications
I’ve written before about the motion I’m seconding at the Unlock Democracy AGM, trying to improve the organisation’s own internal democracy. … Read the full post »
Unlock Democracy
Read my posts about the political reform campaign group, Unlock Democracy.
Are you a member of Unlock Democracy? Please help improve it
In the spring and summer I blogged about how underwhelmed I was by the exceptionally tight campaigning restrictions for Unlock Democracy’s internal elections. … Read the full post »
House of Lords reform, Labour and the three key tests
Ed Miliband’s decision to insist on Labour backing House of Lords reform at the Second Reading vote in the House of Commons is an important and welcome one. … Read the full post »
The Conservative Party policy on House of Lords reform
That’s pretty clear when it comes to the House of Lords, courtesy of the last three Conservative Party general election manifestos in a row. … Read the full post »
Unlock Democracy: the elections are worse than I feared
Back in March I wrote about my concerns over the elections rules for Unlock Democracy’s internal elections: “Good news – supporters are being asked to submit nominations for its governing council. Bad news – the highly restrictive campaigning rules that make even the old Liberal Democrat internal election rules seem rather generous.” … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #20 is out: read it here
British firms don’t just need more lending from the banks, they need access to a wider range of finance. That was the message in a speech to the Institute of Directors by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. … Read the full post »
A lack of democracy at Unlock Democracy
The pressure group Unlock Democracy is generally pretty good at understanding that having a healthy democracy is more than simply about the narrow confines of casting and counting votes. … Read the full post »
Massive public support for elections to the House of Lords
A new public opinion polls shows that nearly three-quarters of the public (71%) wants elections introduced for the House of Lords. … Read the full post »
Labour’s muddle over electoral registration
Last year, Conservative minister Mark Harper got up in Parliament to announce the government’s plans to speed up the introduction of individual electoral registration. At the time, the news was fairly low key and uncontroversial. It was the previous Labour government that had legislated for its introduction following repeated calls from all political parties and … Read the full post »
Have you taken part in the House of Lords reform consultation yet?
Aside from the debate at Liberal Democrat conference on Lords reform, there’s another important opportunity to have your say on Lords reform at the moment. … Read the full post »