Tag: democratic-renewal
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I’ve added another comment on my Lib Dem Voice article on citizen’s initiatives, petitioning and referendums. Feedback please!
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Over at Lib Dem Voice, I’ve penned a rather long article about citizen’s initiatives, and why the Lib Dems ought to embrace them. I’m keen to kickstart a debate on this issue, so please do read it and add your own comments.
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Welcome that it is that Republic have put a petition on the 10 Downing Street website, doesn’t this technically make Tony Blair guilty of sedition under the Treason Felony Act? Perhaps Yates of the Yard ought to widen his investigation still further?
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(This is my post as part of the Elect the Lords blogging event) Despite all the Jack Straw bashing over the past week over his plans to keep hereditary peers (and one can infer life peers as well) in the House of Lords until they die off, there is no escaping the fact that he…
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My boss has written a nice post about the last episodes of the West Wing last night, linking it with the House of Lords Constitution Committee’s report this week on Royal prerogative. For me, the “choke” moment of the two episodes was the bit when Bartlet gave Charlie his copy of the US Constitution. But…