How the spectacle of politics is running the day
Photo by Mike Mozart of JeepersMedia Has politics lost all sense of reality, creating a spectacle at the expense of public voices? On Sunday whilst walking through Hyde Park I…
There’s no community without common unity
Matthew Torbitt, independent candidate for Cheadle My name is Matthew. I am a 24 year old that is very tired and fed up of the political system we have currently…
Why aren’t young people voting?
If young people become engaged in politics they can wield real power, argues Bradley Allsop. But what needs to change for this to happen? You are, I'm sure, familiar with the myth…
Just one full day left to vote on motions for Green Party conference
There's just one full day left of voting in the Green Party's 'prioritisation ballot' for the upcoming Spring Conference in March. The ballot determines which motions will make it onto…
Romanian diaspora raises a cup of tea for democracy
Image: Adriana Neagoe A centre-right candidate may not be everyone's cup of tea, but the results of the recent Romanian elections can leave many of us smiling all the same.…
The Queen was not fit to be our Head of State during this debate. But what will we do with the castles?
It's time to start planning new uses for our Scottish palaces. Buckingham Palace, which, due to the embarrassing state of Britain is somehow still a relevant institution in this day…
Devo-Max was a perfect example of rotten Westminster politics
The referendum is over, and the no’s have won. With Cameron and Miliband trying to decide exactly what the no’s have won, now is a good time to very briefly…
The spoils of 308 years of struggle
This is the first of three referendum night blogs. Read the second and third. Last night, referendum eve, I was at a local Greenpeace talk with Benny Wenda, exiled West Papuan…
Why politics is like particle physics
With the publication of the Scottish Government's white paper last week came the much anticipated "facts" of independence and the negotiating terms for a post-Yes vote in September, plus of…
The Referendum Offers us the Opportunity to Win our Politics Back
With one year to go to the referendum, we are in a strange place. On the one hand, there are those who contend that the debate is alienating and boring.…