Chances Labour's lost

Published: Wednesday, September 24th 2008

Madeleine Bunting, The Guardian
Many in the party now regret the failure to create a parliament that better reflects election results
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Old enough to fight and die, old enough to vote

Published: Tuesday, September 23rd 2008

Rowenna Davis, The Guardian
Giving 16-year-olds the vote is a progressive and radical move. Why is Labour keeping its intentions quiet?
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Women’s representation in UK politics at risk of decline

Published: Monday, September 22nd 2008

Holyrood Magazine
The proportion of female politicians in Scotland and the UK as a whole is on a downward scale and could decline further in future elections unless positive action is taken by political parties, speakers at the Festival of Politics warned.More..
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No alternative? The case for the Alternative Vote at Westminster

Published: Friday, September 19th 2008

As Labour delegates descend on Manchester, the Electoral Reform Society has published its latest report: an assessment of just what a shift to the Alternative Vote (AV) might mean for Westminster.
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Rwanda becomes first country to have more female MPs than male

Published: Thursday, September 18th 2008

Telegraph
Preliminary election results show that women have taken 44 out of 80 seats - a number which could rise if three seats reserved for disabled and youth representatives go to females. Rwanda already held the record for the most women MPs because of its post-genocide constitution which ensures that 30 per cent of members should be women.
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U.N. Study Finds More Women in Politics

Published: Thursday, September 18th 2008

New York Times
Women have entered politics in greater numbers than ever in the past decade, accounting for 18.4 percent of parliament members worldwide, according to a study released Thursday by the United Nations Development Fund for Women
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