The past week has seen the completion of the House of Lord’s debate on the Government’s programme for the period leading up to the General Election in May 2015. One overarching issue had little or no attention – an issue which will have a dramatic impact on every aspect of government policy – that is…
Today is polling day for national elections in Wales & Scotland, council elections in much of England, the Leicester South by-election, and the Referendum on a new electoral system for the House of Commons. As all the political commentators are saying, it is the first major electoral test of the coalition; and all the parties…
My colleague, Baroness O’Cathain, has just returned from observing elections in Azerbaijan. She was conscious that the security of voting was better than in the UK. However, what struck her especially was the fact the election day was a national holiday. That prompts the question: is that something we should be contemplating? I know that studies have…
