I have been asked to start a discussion on: “System change. Challenging established notions. Re-imagining our societies”. I assume that the aim of the discussion is…
I have been asked to start a discussion on: “System change. Challenging established notions. Re-imagining our societies”. I assume that the aim of the discussion is…
I found myself in agreement with Norman Lamb last week that his party (and mine) was in danger of becoming an equally irresponsible version of…
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…
We all have a tendency to judge whether decisions were right or wrong decisions by their outcome. Yet, decision scientists have always cautioned against such…
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…
This blog post is an extract from Nick Silver and Zoe Hodge’s book A Guide to New Political Movements, now published on Kindle… From the…
Social media – and Twitter in particular – has a tendency to make us think that we must have an opinion on everything. From whatever…
This is the great geopolitical issue that the European chancelleries will be facing for the next thirty years. In 2049, the Chinese will celebrate the…
This article was first published on CityAM At a dinner the other week, a friend of mine wondered whether Theresa May would have been treated…
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…
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…