Will primaries address the EU’s ‘democratic deficit’?
Jon Worth looks at whether the use of primaries to elect the President of the European Union will help address the EU’s perceived democratic deficit.
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Attacked from all sides, Baroness Ashton’s position is getting perilous
Jon Worth reports from Brussels on the increasing precariousness of Baroness Catherine Ashton’s position as European Union foreign affairs chief.
Why progressives need to wake up about net neutrality
At present your Internet Service Provider (ISP) does not discriminate between different types of web data. So the text, images etc. of this Left Foot Forward article are delivered to you at the same speed as a page from the BBC News website or an auction page on eBay.
Cameron trapped between Tory dinosaurs & Lib Dem enthusiasts on Europe
Mr Cameron has to dampen the EU fervour of the Lib Dems and dampen the rampant scepticism of the dinosaurs in his party, meaning weak pragmatism rules.
Incentives for employee ownership of companies
The UK is one of the developed world’s most unequal societies – how do we address that absolute inequality into the next decade? One means is the classical way via the taxation system (a redistribution from rich to poor) andtest
EU’s €3.4bn for diplomacy is value for money
The Taxpayers’ Alliance, the right wing pressure group, has been dealing with EU questions with a report entitled “EU Diplomats.” The report’s author, Lee Rotherham, is a well known right-leaning eurosceptic, and the report departs in a well worn vein:test