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Provisional acquisition as 'true acquisition', Kant's argument against colonialism
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The post-crisis politics of financial reform: business as usual or new global order?
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Common Values and Federalism in Europe
Author Profile: Chris Prosser
Predicting the next UK general election
As the results of the Local elections began to trickle in on Thursday night it soon became clear that the Labour Party had done well, gaining 824 councillors. The Conservatives, meanwhile, lost 403 and the Liberal Democrats lost 329. From … Continue reading
Posted in British Politics, Democracy and Elections
Tagged British Politics, Local elections
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Do local elections predict general elections?
Today voters in 181 local authorities and councils across the UK will cast their votes to elect their local representatives. There are also elections for the London Assembly and three Mayoral elections, most prominently the election for the Mayor of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, British Politics, Local elections
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Choosing an electoral system for the House of Lords
Although their official report isn’t due to be published until the 23rd of April, on Wednesday the Guardian reported that the Joint Committee on Lords Reform has decided to back an ‘open preferential voting system’ rather than the government’s preferred … Continue reading
When is news not news? Donations to political parties and the cash-for-access scandal
Over the weekend the cash-for-access ‘scandal’ over Conservative party donors possibly having dinner with David Cameron in exchange for large donations broke, after a sting by Sunday Times journalists. Predictably the news was followed by ‘outrage’ from the press and … Continue reading
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Tagged British Politics, cash for access, party funding
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A referendum after all: Ireland and the new EU treaty
Earlier today 25 EU member-states signed the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance (the UK and the Czech Republic have opted out of the treaty). In an earlier post I considered whether any EU member-states would hold a referendum on … Continue reading
Voters’ Block: Will EU governments hold referendums on a new treaty?
As the European Union lurches from crisis to crisis, the chances of getting a new EU treaty are on the rise. Such a new treaty might be the ‘Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union’, … Continue reading
