Yes to Fairer Votes: the historical case #yes2av
Earlier in the month, I argued the ‘Yes’ case for the alternative vote referendum in a debate at the Gladstone Club. … Read the full post »
As well as being Prime Minister during the Second World War, heading up the Conservative Party, earlier in his career Winston Churchill was a Liberal Cabinet minister (and hence my post Winston Churchill – Liberal or Tory?).
Read all my posts about Winston Churchill below.
Earlier in the month, I argued the ‘Yes’ case for the alternative vote referendum in a debate at the Gladstone Club. … Read the full post »
Earlier this week, David Cameron made a speech against AV in which he invoked Winston Churchill’s views. … Read the full post »
If only one crucial detail in history had turned out differently… such is the premise of many a work of fiction, especially counter-factual histories and time travelling science fiction tales. … Read the full post »
Winston Churchill’s view on first past the post wasn’t exactly complimentary when he spoke in 1909. … Read the full post »
“I am a Liberal and I am against this sort of thing” – Clarence Henry Willcock, usually called Harry. … Read the full post »
With welfare reform very much in the news, William Beveridge is often being quoted and used as a yardstick for comparisons. … Read the full post »
There is rather more similarity than you might expect between two general election campaigns a century apart. … Read the full post »
“What was so sad about the last Labour Government was that it slipped far too easily in to authoritarian behaviour and authoritarian measures” – Tom McNally … Read the full post »
Andrew Duff’s book Saving the European Union: The logic of the Lisbon Treaty, written early in 2009, has an endearingly open comment about his own political views. … Read the full post »
Unsuspecting reader, you may be thinking that Winston Churchill was a fine Prime Minister, a great wartime leader,… … Read the full post »