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Mayors are out of control
Tom Brake is chief executive of Unlock Democracy Last month’s Budget granted England’s mayors more power over the money their […]
Tom Brake
Power is being bought and sold – we must fight back
A shadow hangs over democracy; the shadow of corruption
Depoliticising the elections regulator is a no-brainer for Labour
Democracy depends not just on rules, but on confidence that those rules are enforced without fear or favour.
Project 2029 poses a real threat to our democracy: We must act
The UK is waking up to the reality that the UK is also vulnerable to the equivalent of the US’s Project 2025
France’s political crisis is a glimpse of Britain’s future – will we react?
Electoral reform will not transform our political culture overnight, but refusing to confront fragmentation will make effective governance permanently impossible.
Local elections haven’t been postponed, they’ve been cancelled. Here’s why this matters.
Councillors on lame-duck authorities will end up with six- or even seven-year terms. Meanwhile the people they serve will get no say on their performance