The Other Sarah

Tag: Democracy

  • AV or not AV? That is the question.

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    The answer is “Yes”. And a kick in my shins for such a terrible joke. Let’s digress for a minute. In truth, I am a supporter of the Single Transferrable Vote. My ideal voting system is one that is proportional (i.e., a party with 20% of the vote should get 20% of the seats) and…

  • e-Petitions: bad for democracy?

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    So, the Coalition have announced the return of the e-Petitions system previously in effect under Blair and Brown, with one clear change: petitions will be more readily be debated by Parliament. This is touted as a welcome change, where very few, if any, petitions under Labour actually changed government policy. The most notable one that…