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Ed Miliband considers his vote

30.01.2010 // by George Gabriel // View comments
As the unique movement taking shape behind POWER2010 rumbles into life people across the country from all sectors of society are starting to shake themselves off, and ready themselves to make a change. More »
Why we need Right of Recall - Paddy Ashdown

29.01.2010 // by Paddy Ashdown // View comments
With public trust in Parliament at rock bottom, there is an urgent need for reforms that will redistribute power to voters by making MPs directly answerable to the people they are elected to serve and represent. Currently an MP, it seems, can do whatever they like and there is nothing their constituents can do about it until the next election which could be five years away. More »
Random power?

28.01.2010 // by Guy Aitchison // View comments
There's a great blog on ConservativeHome by Graeme Archer (who tweets at @GraemeArcher) examining the idea of a random lottery system to select people for the House of Lords, an idea he first trailed (to a mixed reception!) at the Conservative Party Conference last year. More »
‘People power’ must set new parliament agenda

27.01.2010 // by Helena Kennedy // View comments
With several months to go until the next election, and the political parties already in campaign overdrive, many have predicted that this will be one of the longest and most bitterly fought campaigns yet. Less frequently remarked on, but far more important to the health of our democracy, is the very real danger that the upcoming election will see yet another decline in turnout as millions of people opt to stay at home rather than vote. More »
Transparent lobbying gives power to the people

25.01.2010 // by Chris Jordan // View comments
With the unofficial election campaign now in full swing, organisations around the country are busy looking for ways to make British politics more democratic, transparent and just. More »