Let age be no barrier

Published: Monday, July 23rd 2007

Ed Miliband is right about lowering the voting age to 16. If we want young people to respect political institutions, they need a stake in them too.
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The Brown roadmap: promise but few signposts

Published: Tuesday, July 3rd 2007

 The Electoral Reform Society welcomed the first glimpse of Gordon Brown’s package of constitutional reforms. The ‘road map’ includes sweeping changes to the operation of the royal prerogative and the right to protest, but does not yet offer any specific commitments to overhaul our outdated elections.
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Straw faces his ‘Nixon in China’ moment

Published: Monday, July 2nd 2007

As Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw finalises the details of Gordon Brown’s long awaited constitutional settlement, the Electoral Reform Society has led calls for genuine democratic reform in proposals expected later this week. Straw, never an enthusiast for fairer voting in the House of Commons, has the opportunity to radically transform British Politics. Dr Ken Ritchie,  said:“They said only Nixon could go to China. Well perhaps only Jack Straw can deliver a fresh start for our democracy.
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