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Do Brexit and Trump show that we’re living in a computer simulation?

March 14, 2017February 15, 2018 by Editor

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Michael Frazer, from the University of East Anglia considers whether the world is just an illusion after all. Recent political events have turned the world upside down. The UK voting for Brexit and the US electing Donald Trump as president were unthinkable 18 months ago. In fact, they’re so extraordinary…

Getting students back on the electoral register

March 8, 2017March 8, 2017 by Editor

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Individual electoral registration has not been kind to students and many have fallen off the electoral roll as a result. But an amendment passed in the Lords this week would let them register at the same time as they enrolled at university. Toby S James, Lord Chris Rennard and Josh…

Voter ID is risky reform when 8m people are already missing from the electoral register

January 4, 2017 by Editor

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In a 2018 pilot, voters in a few areas will have to show some sort of identification at the polls- a major change to voting arrangements. Yet voter fraud is not widespread in the UK. Toby S James welcomes the fact the plans will be extensively piloted, but warns they…

The US election won’t be rigged – but the system has to be fixed

November 6, 2016 by Editor

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Toby S. James, from the University of East Anglia argues that problems remain with electoral machinery in the US. Donald Trump’s claims that the US presidential election will be rigged have rightly been met with outrage and derision. Hillary Clinton called his remarks “horrifying”; incumbent president, Barack Obama, responded that:…

How to interfere in another country’s elections

November 2, 2016 by Editor

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The Global Vote has been developed by Simon Anholt an honorary professor in the School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies at UEA and allows anyone, anywhere, to vote in national elections around the world. Simon explains the project in this public lecture at UEA. The Project Website is…

UEA Students set to intervene in the U.S elections

October 24, 2016 by Editor

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Professor Lee Marsden explains how, thanks to a unique initiative by students at the University of East Anglia, people across the world will be able to vote in the US elections, through the Global Vote Project. The most bizarre U.S. presidential election in living memory is sure to have further…

The Brexit Referendum reveals that Britain’s electoral machinery needs reform

September 16, 2016 by Editor

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Despite widespread fears to the contrary, the EU referendum passed off without major problems. But the vote revealed underlying problems with Britain’s electoral system – most notably the difficulty of registering to vote. Toby S James and Alistair Clark, authors of a new report by the Electoral Commission on the…

The 8 Million Missing from the Proposed UK Electoral Boundaries

September 13, 2016September 14, 2016 by Editor

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The Boundary Commission for England and Wales are today publishing initial proposals for new Parliamentary constituencies. After a consultation, Parliament could approve them to be in place for the 2020 UK general election. Claims of 'Gerrymandering' are often made when electoral boundaries are changed. The good news is that independent…

Why increasing the powers of the Electoral Commission can reinvigorate British Democracy

May 23, 2016May 24, 2016 by Editor

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As the Conservative Party's election expenses are subject to much public criticism, UEA Student Will Temple argues that the Electoral Commission should have more powers. British elections may not be saturated with money in the same way as the U.S., but a genuine concern still exists about the regulation of…

Getting the missing millions back on the electoral register

March 9, 2016 by Editor

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Reforms to the electoral registration process under this and the previous coalition government have led to changes which experts and campaigners alike have described as negative for democracy. Here, Toby James and Oliver Sidorczuk describe the findings of a new report which proposes solutions to the electoral registration crisis. [caption…

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