Those criticising Viktor Orban’s touting of the idea of ‘Illiberal Democracy’ hold it to be a contradiction in terms, an oxymoron. But much the same…
System renewal. Challenging established notions. Reimagining our societies.
System renewal. Challenging established notions. Reimagining our societies.
Author: Paul Gregory
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The Scottish National Party has finally abandoned its ‘Named Person’ scheme, which would have appointed an official to track the treatment of each child independently…
Much confusion comes to a head even among those who should be more articulate when there is talk of money outside micro-economics. Most recently with…
As far as it goes, there is nothing to disagree with in Tim Cowen’s Radix pamphlet: Freedom to choose: Why competition policy affects us all,…
Maybe chief among the expressions being weaponised in contemporary politics is democracy. The purpose below is to combat the inflationary use of the word, to…
This is my stand on The Radical Centre: A Ten-Point Guide. It is a seven-point programme for a radical centre 1) Introduce seriously representative democracy to replace…
Various points have been made regarding my critique of Proportional Representation (PR) from the standpoint of my ‘Fuzzy Democracy’, which I claim to be a…
Proportional Representation (PR) is the favourite alternative to remedy the glaring defects of the First-Past-The-Post system of electing representatives (deputies, MPs). Discussion of second rounds…
The First-Past-The-Post system makes the House of Commons outrageously unrepresentative. Most votes are wasted since they are not reflected in the outcome. The Commons is…
There is a large print version of this post here: No need to redraw constituency boundaries. Controversy is resurfacing about changes to constituency boundaries. Surprisingly, there…
It has been put to me that the scheme for universal digital income (UDI), proposed here, was too indulgent of the long-established print media. Maybe….
Most countries have some kind of broadcasting levy to pay for public radio and television. In the UK there is the license fee to pay…