Liberty: Kettling is a “fatally flawed” tactic
Isabella Sankey, director of policy at the human rights group Liberty, explains the fatal flaws behind the police tactic of kettling.
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What really happened in the Finnish elections
Taneli Heikka, a non-partisan Finnish commentator and media consultant, looks at what really happenend in the elections to Finland’s parliament on Sunday.
AV is a small but significant step in improving our political system
Green Party London Assembly member Darren Johnson is supporting a Yes vote on May 5th because it will mean people can start to vote for what they really believe in.
Is AV the “nudge” we need?
David Holly presents an engaging, sensible and informed call for an engaging, sensible and informed political culture, and how AV can make it happen.
Progressive politics and the purple peril: The rise of UKIP
By Dr Robert Ford and Dr Matthew Goodwin look at the real threat UKIP pose to the three main parties in next month’s local elections.
The No campaign’s silly sporting analogies treat the public like fools
Will Durnan takes on and takes apart the silly sporting analogies put about by No2AV by their rag tag band of sports “stars”.
The dehumanising rhetoric undermining the student movement
David Barclay, President of the Oxford University Student Union, writes for Left Foot Forward on the language of the student movement, following the NUS conference.
Revealed: The exclusive club memberships of Tory MPs
Dan Whittle investigates the exclusive club memberships of Tory MPs, finding around a quarter of are declared members of London’s Gentlemen’s clubs; in it together?!
4,214 per cent APR. Interested?
Byron Orme takes the short term loan lenders to task for their ridiculous interest rates.
Lethal exports: Urgent message to Cable on execution drugs
Vince Cable is to announce a ban within days on the export from the UK of sodium thiopental, pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride lethal injection execution drugs.