With the Conservatives reeling from an election shock and rumours continuing to swirl over Theresa May’s frail premiership, the Labour party comparatively seems to be at ease, a comment that would have provoked laughter only a few months ago. Gaining 30 seats, winning 40% of the national vote, and depriving the Tories of a majority…
Tag: Elections
The Westminster game has failed. So let’s change the rules.
Our democratic deficit is deeper than anyone wants to admit. Governments are elected with less than 37% of the vote and just 24% of all registered voters, whilst voter turnout peaks at 66%. Our upper chamber is the largest in Europe, unelected and unrepresentative of the general public. It’s no wonder why we’ve come up…
Canada has chosen hope over fear
Faced with a faltering economy and deteriorating international relations, Canadians chose quite convincingly to elect Justin Trudeau of the Liberal party, thus denying Stephen Harper a historic fourth term for him and his Conservative party. It’s impressive that Richard Nixon prophesied Trudeau’s election victory over 40 years ago, but you only have to go back 2 months to…
Qualms with the Electoral College
When I see how elections in America take place I cannot help but feel that there are fundamental flaws in how they are conducted. The Electoral College is undemocratic By definition and definition alone, Democracy is a system in which power is given to the people. However, looking at America, a self proclaimed democratic nation,…
Pertinent Problems 