First-Past-the-Post is not just deeply unrepresentative, it is poisonous to democratic politics. It fundamentally undermines real democratic values. The UK general election has just demonstrated…
First-Past-the-Post is not just deeply unrepresentative, it is poisonous to democratic politics. It fundamentally undermines real democratic values. The UK general election has just demonstrated…
As we head towards the final denouement of the election, there is little of the joy and anticipation that one normally feels when the final…
Putting a cross on a piece of paper once every few years is virtually the electorate’s only involvement in our so-called democracy. We thereby elect…
For political nerds, a club of which I confess to being a fully paid-up member, elections are usually times of great excitement. Yet this election…
The Overton Window describes what is acceptable for discussion in public. This changes over time and this influence what happens in politics. According to Overton,…
As of December 11th the WTO appellate body will cease to function following US refusal to appoint new judges. In effect, the WTO dispute resolution…
NOTE: Limited seating availability. Click RSVP button for tickets Since the 2008 financial crash, monetary policy has played an outsized role in political economies around…
We are offered a contest between two leaders while trends point to multi-party competition It may seem an absurd question to ask ourselves as the…
“There is no Country in Europe, which produces, and exports so great a Quantity of Beef, Butter, Tallow, Hydes and Wool, as Ireland does, and…
Expect the unexpected in this most unpredictable of elections. And yet some things are predictable. The Conservative election strategy has been clear for some time:…
Following publication of his RADIX paper “Protecting Children and Young People from Harm: the public health case for a legal, regulated cannabis market”, Sir Norman…
Whether it’s Brexit, EU-China, US-EU relations, the business of political prediction has become a mug’s game leading to market volatility and potential financial instability Will…