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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 »
Welcome “Mersey View” - a new political blog

17.01.2010 // by Guy Aitchison // View comments
Paul Senior, a participant in last weekend's Deliberative Poll, has set up his own blog following his positive experience writing on the event for the POWER2010 site. More »
Two good blogs

15.01.2010 // by Guy Aitchison // View comments
Two interesting pieces went up in the blogs yesterday from POWER2010 partners, approaching the public vote from opposite ends of the political spectrum. More »
A participant responds…

09.01.2010 // by Guy Aitchison // View comments
In response to James Fishkin's article in the Indy, which I blogged yesterday, there was a fascinating exchange between popskihaynes and ryanrara, a participant in the deliberative poll. More »
Helena Kennedy on open primaries

13.11.2009 // by Helena Kennedy // View comments
The idea of open primaries, where the public gets to decide a party's candidates, has enjoyed a surge of popularity recently with the Tories making use of them in recent elections and high up Labour figures suggesting their party do the same. More »