Tag: Laura McAllister
If it’s broken, fix it! Time to rethink the AMS electoral system in Wales
Diana Stirbu and Laura McAllister discuss the limitations of the Welsh Additional Member System. They write that it is a mockery to call it a proportional system, and argue that it is in danger of alienating voters. They also indicate that its weaknesses may actually be prohibiting the development of a more mature political system. […]
The UK Government’s recent approach to the Silk Commission has been inflexibile and unimaginative
The Silk Commission on the future of devolved Government in Wales promises to be a watershed moment in the history of Welsh government, with greater powers for the Welsh Assembly Government a necessary next step in the development of the country’s governance arrangements. Laura McAllister argues that the Government’s approach Silk has been both unimaginative […]
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