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Catching the wave: How can democracy re-capture the youth vote?

Jul 4, 2018 EditorComment

Electoral participation remains low amongst young people. In this blog, Beth Davies draws from focus

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Why “tough rules” would help referendums settle big issues

Jul 3, 2018 EditorComment

In recent years the UK has conducted numerous referendums on major constitutional issues. Most of

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National Democracy Week on Eastminster

Jul 3, 2018 EditorComment

It’s National Democracy Week! For the first time, 2-8 July 2018 has been designated as

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Scotland eyes a youthquake with online voting: here are some tips from past pilots

Jan 2, 2018 AdminComment

One achievement for 2017, as the year comes to an end, is that it has

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Minority report – Single party minority governments are pretty common and reasonably durable

Jun 20, 2017 AdminComment

A government without a majority in the legislature is exceptionally rare, right? Dr. Chris Hanretty

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Running elections: it’s an expensive job, and cash-strapped local authorities have to do it

Jun 15, 2017 AdminComment

Local authorities are responsible for running elections. But do they have enough money to do

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To sleep or not to sleep? Everything you need to know about #GE2017 election night

Jun 7, 2017 AdminComment

It’s going to be a long night as the UK goes to the polls for

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The Final Straight

Jun 5, 2017 AdminComment

A short note on how and why my election forecasts differ from current polls Some

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Emmanuel Macron takes step closer to French presidency with strong performance in fiery debate

May 5, 2017 AdminComment

Emmanuel Macron takes step closer to French presidency with strong performance in fiery debate, argues

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Too late for GE2017 – but now universities will have to play a role in registering students to vote

May 2, 2017 AdminComment

It came too late for this general election – but Parliament has passed legislation that