Opinion
The big lesson from the local elections? We need proportional representation
The British public has moved on from the old way of doing politics. Now it’s time for our voting system to catch up.
Democracy
Why has devolution ground to a halt?
That’s a hammer blow to plans to deliver growth and to get power out of Whitehall and back into local communities.
Westminster’s grip holds Britain back. Community power must be part of our renewal.
Roz Savage MP argues that our resurgence will come from strong, empowered, connected communities
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
It’s time to get serious about stopping the global authoritarian network
It would be a mistake to assume democracy is our default state, or to underestimate the power and reach of authoritarianism
Reform UK will be following the Trump model of governance should they win
One session at Reform's conference was titled “Saving British democracy and lessons from Trump”