Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish elections – a guide for Greens
By Adam Ramsay and Peter McColl This Thursday, 3 new Governments will be elected in the UK. Yes, you read right, 3 countries in Britain are electing their governments this…
Thought Police
Look, I'm not going to tell you what to think about the Royal Wedding. Telling you what to think is the police's job: Let me make it clear. This is…
What the environment needs is sustainability – our current governments seem incapable of delivering it
This week, some talented researchers and policy professionals packed up their desks, and left Osborne House in Edinburgh, marking the end of the Sustainable Development Commission Scotland. No more assessments…
Women’s Budget protest – pictures
20 women blockaded the main exits from Downing Street this morning, in an attempt to stop George Osborne delivering a Budget that would hammer women. The protestors were in place…
Budget 2011: Retro Shock Doctrine as Thatcher’s Enterprise Zones return
In a display of loyalty to the memory of Margaret Thatcher (don't get excited; she's still alive), George Osborne today announced that now the Tories are back in power, they're…
Budget open thread
George Osborne gives his first regular-season Budget speech today at You can watch on BBC2, BBC Parliament or online at BBC Democracy Live. We'll have analysis for you once we…
The Case for Parliamentary Reform
Image courtesy of UK Parliament via flickr In all the debate around the AV bill we often forget that democratic reform is much wider than just electoral reform. A modern,…
Keep the NHS Public
The coalition's Health and Social Care Bill faces it's second reading today in Parliament today and threatens to drastically reorganise health care in this country. The average person interacting with…
The beginning of the end of the LibDems?
Extended post - words by Rupert Read photo, unknown (let us know if it's yours and we'll credit you). The last month of student protests, culminating in the Parliamentary vote…
Millbank was just the Beginning: Everyone must have Access to Education
I'm writing this from Whitehall. The smell of burning ink is ever present, as smoke drifts from a bonfire of placards in the middle of the road. The cheers and…