Democracy
Gaddafi has underscored the new paradigm; who’s next?
Luke Bozier looks at which dictator is next following the death today of Libyan despot Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Syria president Bashar Al-Assad and Yemen should watch out.
Egypt at the crossroads as Presidential candidate warns of “anarchy”
Nick Clegg will meet Egypt’s transitional leaders today, as economic and social turmoil engulfs the country, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
Coalition’s party funding cap plans would be bad for our democracy
Decimating the Labour party’s income would be bad for our democracy - Democratic Audit’s Stephen Crone looks at the coalition’s latest party funding cap plans.
Politics is too important to be left to politicians – time for citizens’ juries
The Canadian province of British columbia shows how citizens' juries can build political solutions from the bottom up, building support along the way.
Aung San Suu Kyi: “An icon in Damascus”
Left Foot Forward's Matt Gwilliam reports on the second 2011 BBC Reith Lecture from Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Lords big beasts turn up the heat on reform
Ahead of this evening's Commons debate on Lords reform, Lord Ashdown, Lord Adonis and Lord Tyler have again made the case for an elected upper chamber.