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In Britain’s first past the post electoral system, some votes are worth 22 times more than others
Britain’s electoral landscape is dominated by safe seats, with very little competition for votes taking place within them. New research, presented here by Chris Terry of the Electoral Reform society, shows the enormous differences between the ‘cost’ of votes in different constituencies, calling into question the premise that all votes are equal. Similar PostsBritain’s voting system […]
The Independent Commission on Freedom of Information shows that there is no going back to the “dark ages” of government opacity
Freedom of Information, since its inception by the previous Labour government, has proven popular with the public and press, but troublesome for the politicians who have to navigate a new and transparent world. Here, Tom Felle, welcomes the findings of the the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information, arguing that its conclusions clearly support the […]
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