In the wake of the Christchurch tragedy, this month’s Globalisation Outlook moves away from the newsletter format to a short essay on the politics of…
System renewal. Challenging established notions. Reimagining our societies.
System renewal. Challenging established notions. Reimagining our societies.
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Last week, our friend Paul Gregory wrote about the failings of proportional representation systems. Here, in the spirit of opening up discussion, I would like…
In this month’s Open Markets newsletter: Has Facebook hired Nick Clegg too late to save them? As pressure in the US Congress grows and as…
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 signature of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle by Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron, on January 22, gave rise to a lot of hope, particularly in…
I sat in a cafe in west London last week, next to – as it turned out – two games designers of obvious American extract….
This letter is published in the March 16th edition of The Economist (web link, pdf) What you present as a series of reforms of the…
…and why we need a radical centre Based on the book “The Death of Liberal Democracy?” The Rt Hon the Lord LansleyFormer Secretary of State…
A recent article in the Guardian by Caroline Lucas highlights the problems we face with climate change. Only 40 MPs attended a debate on climate change in…
Like other developed countries, the USA is experiencing more inequality than at any time since World War II. As in other countries, the rise of…
I am not one to argue for policies of centralization. I am a great believer in the principle of subsidiarity as a practical reality rather…
This article first appeared in the Times of Malta Towards the end of last year, my investment manager sent out a note that took the…