The Federal Union committee, at its meeting on 12 September, discussed the record of the coalition government on Europe and in particular the influence of the Liberal Democrats. The outcome
The coalition government and the European Union – who, whom? Read More »
In the light of the forthcoming referendum on replacing First Past The Post with Alternative Vote for general elections, an interesting seminar yesterday looked at what difference it might have
How much difference would AV make? Read More »
The Federal Trust, in conjunction with the Global Policy Institute and with co-funding from the European Commission Representation in the UK, is launching a new series of conferences: A new
Has the general election changed the UK’s relationship with the EU? (8 October 2010) Read More »
One of the things that did for the Liberal Democrats in the general election campaign was their inability to explain their position on the euro. They were widely and generally
How to both support and oppose the euro at the same time Read More »
The spread of democratic elections around the world after the end of the cold war was accompanied by the spread of election monitoring. The practice of allowing the quantity of
Britain should invite in election monitors Read More »
The Conservatives have proposed that anyone who takes over as prime minister during a parliament should be required to call a general election within six months. (Read a report on
Increasingly presidential Read More »
The general election prime ministerial debates are dominating political news reporting at the moment, and this blog has never been ready to leave any bandwagon unjumped. However, unlike all the
Those prime ministerial debates Read More »
By Richard Laming Today’s conference has been looking at the Europe policies of the different political parties. I will speak about the Liberal Democrats’ policies in a moment but I
Britain, Europe and the general election Read More »
The opinion polls are close and getting closer. An election that the Conservatives ought to have had in the bag, given the unpopularity of the Labour government and the depth
Who’s afraid of a hung parliament? Read More »