We all know that the Alternative Vote isn’t the panacea. It’s not going to cure all the ills of our democracy. Only true proportional representation can do that. But since it’s the best we have on offer, it deserves fair consideration on its own merits. I support AV because I believe that in a democracy, [...]
Guest post by Guy Aitchison POWER2010 is entering the final stretch of its public vote to find the very top ideas that will fix UK politics. With over 4,000 ideas submitted, boiled down to a list of 29 by the deliberations of a representative sample of the UK, and then opened up to the public [...]
Guest post by Oli Henman How do we decide about democracy? What are the major changes that would lead to transparent politics? Last weekend people from across the UK were given that chance- this was the moment when the key ideas that have been brought together from across the country on the POWER 2010 website [...]
David Cameron and Nick Clegg have already written off this year’s Queen’s Speech as pointless political posturing, filled with legislation that will never see the light of day before the next general election. The implication being, neither men expect Gordon Brown to be residing at the same address this time next year. Of course, as [...]
So, Power2010 has been criticised on the grounds that it won’t have the massive reach and appeal that it’s aiming for. This seems likely to be true, but how much does it matter? I don’t think that in order to revive mass popular interest in our political system it’s necessary to have a campaign which [...]
The Third Estate is brought to you today by the letters DEMOCRACY and the number 2010. In just one month the Power2010 campaign has received over 2000 ideas to reform our political system. To highlight their launch, I invited Guy Aitchison to set out the campaign’s stall in a piece that was met with mixed [...]
