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Archive news - June 2009

Blackburn bishop calls for voting reform

Published: Thursday, June 25th 2009

Lancashire Telegraph
THE BISHOP of Blackburn has joined the debate on the future of politics by calling for a rethink of the voting system.
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Electoral accountability can't be enforced by first-past-the-post voting system

Published: Thursday, June 25th 2009

James Gilmour, The Scotsman
WHEN your argument is weak, set up some straw men – they are easy to demolish. That's how George Foulkes last week tried to show that politicians cannot be held to account by proportional voting systems.
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Is Gordon Brown the man to clean up parliament?

Published: Thursday, June 25th 2009

North West Evening Mail
IN both sporting and political parlance, the harsh reality can be that coming first is everything – and second nowhere.
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Is it time for proportional representation?

Published: Thursday, June 25th 2009

The Week
Under pressure to restore faith in politics, the Government is talking about proportional representation
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Brown’s PR gamble

Published: Thursday, June 25th 2009

New Statesman, James Macintyre
Could a referendum on Scottish independence be held alongside a PR referendum on election day?
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Tick boxes for alternative voices

Published: Sunday, June 21st 2009

Peter Kenyon, The Tribune
There may be a fairer voting system, but Labour is running out of time to make the case for it
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