(BuddyPress) Recent Networkwide Posts
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admin wrote a new post, ERS Elections 2013, on the site Electoral Reform & STV 5 hours, 51 minutes ago
The electoral Reform Society has published details of the Council Elections for 2013
There can be found on their website at http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/election-2013
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admin wrote a new post, Opinion: Could there be a “Tory SDP?”, on the site Liberal Democrats 6 hours, 11 minutes ago
The right of the Conservative party, who have protested so destructively over gay marriage, might do well to remind themselves that their party itself is a marriage and marriages sometimes split up.
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James Graham wrote a new post, Reforming party funding: a way forward, on the site Unlock Democracy @ Reform Groups 6 hours, 16 minutes ago
A cross party group comprising of Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie, Labour MP Alan Whitehead and Lib Dem Peer Paul Tyler have today launched a draft parliamentary bill on party funding. There have been several […]
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admin wrote a new post, Lord (Paul) Tyler writes: Political reform has been lost along the way by the Coalition, on the site Liberal Democrats 1 day, 5 hours ago
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admin wrote a new post, Where Ukip won (or almost won) on 2nd May 2013, on the site Liberal Democrats 1 day, 5 hours ago
Wondering where Ukip won (or almost won – see below) in the local elections on Thursday, 2nd May? Then here’s a handy graphic and breakdown by constituency…My thanks to Lib Dem Ben Mathis (@binny_uk) for […]
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Chris Carrigan wrote a new post, Welcome LDER Members and Supporters, on the site Liberal Democrats 1 week, 4 days ago
Welcome the hundreds of people we added to the site on Saturday. You should find that your membership status is reported correctly in the comments to the left if not them please contact Chris Carrigan using the […]
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admin wrote a new post, A Tory-Ukip pact? Up to you, guys. But you do know there’s an easier way, right?, on the site Liberal Democrats 1 week, 4 days ago
Ukip’s spectacular showing at last week’s local elections has got the Tories spooked. The full realisation is sinking in that this may not be a one-off eruption of popular protest.
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admin wrote a new post, Opinion: Lessons from the local elections – a Congolese point of view, on the site Liberal Democrats 1 week, 5 days ago
Last week local elections took place up and down the UK. As local elections go, I know these caused more of a stir than most because of the UK Independence Party’s strong showing. The […]
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admin wrote a new post, LibLink: Richard Marbrow – Ukip is essentially a ‘party of the south east’ despite gains, on the site Liberal Democrats 1 week, 5 days ago
Writing for Public Service Europe, Lib Dem campaigner Richard Marbrow has an interesting piece on the distinctly geographical ‘success’ of Ukip.
Here’s an excerpt:
For those of us who ply […]
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admin wrote a new post, Opinion: The Liberal Democrats and the County Council elections – a whole new chapter?, on the site Liberal Democrats 1 week, 5 days ago
By Ed Maxfield
A wise man said to me today: “are you going to write a new chapter for the book after you came third in your election?” The chapters in 101 Ways to Win an Election are each the same length as an […] -
James Graham wrote a new post, How can we reform local elections?, on the site Unlock Democracy @ Reform Groups 2 weeks ago
The local election results are now in and the one thing everyone agrees is that the political landscape has shifted. The significant upswing in UKIP support has damaged the Conservatives, dented Labour’s […]
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Anthony Tuffin wrote a new post, DIY AV election in Isle of Wight!, on the site Electoral Reform & STV 2 weeks, 1 day ago
An Isle of Wight STV reformer has reported that, in the Shanklin South division, the sitting member was the Conservative leader of the Isle of Wight Council, which had a Conservative majority.
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Anthony Tuffin wrote a new post, Dorset’s democratic deficit, on the site Electoral Reform & STV 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Here are some facts from one county – Dorset – where there were Council elections by First Past The Post on Thursday.
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Anthony Tuffin wrote a new post, FPTP robs Cambridgeshire Greens, on the site Electoral Reform & STV 2 weeks, 1 day ago
The Conservatives were the main beneficiaries and the Labour and the Green Parties were the main losers in Cambridgeshire of the undemocratic First Past The Post voting system used in last Thursday’s County […]
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Anthony Tuffin wrote a new post, Tories win Kent although 6 out of 10 voted against them, on the site Electoral Reform & STV 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Kent County Council elections 2013
An analysis by Michael Steed and Eric Syddique
Kent Conservatives will exercise untrammelled power in County Hall with the approval of little more than a third of the voters – […]
