Democracy
The UK is behind the curve on digital democracy
As well as making voting easier, technology can also enrich debate.
The left must confront the EU’s shortcomings and offer an alternative
Democratisation of Europe has to be front and centre of a progressive vision.
Lords reform is an opportunity for Labour, not an obstacle
Labour can again be the party of transformative constitutional reform, writes Dan Sharp.
12 steps to address Europe’s democratic deficit
There will be European elections in three weeks’ time, and we don’t expect turnout to be anything more than about a third of the electorate. This is not good enough.
The coalition is slowly terminating the social contract
We need to talk about our rights as members of the public rather than letting corporations define them, writes Matt Hawkins.
Atheists are now the terrorists in Saudi Arabia. You couldn’t make it up
The world’s number one exporter of Wahabi jihadis considers atheists its foremost terrorism concern.