Democracy
How parliamentary petitions show our democracy is alive and well
'We should be proud to live in a country where our electorate can express discontent and our politicians listen.'
MP’s second jobs are institutionalised bribery. They should be banned.
'Preventing MPs from selling their souls to the highest bidder is a necessary step in democratising parliament.'
How our democracy has been hijacked by corporations and wealthy elites
The only effective remedy is to ban all private donations, or bribes, to political parties.
Elon Musk potentially donating millions to Reform is a symptom of a broken system which allows big money to dominate our politics
When it comes to political donations, Musk is not the problem
Making the case for proportional representation against the backdrop of a growing far-right
Without guardrails, PR becomes ‘anything goes democracy’ which is ultimately no democracy at all but just a child with a handgun.
Labour must reform local government – but it’s important to get those reforms right
Splitting responsibility between district and county councils creates inefficiency, duplication, and confusion