Fed up with all three main parties? Fancy a bold, clever, sensible independent candidate to represent your city? That's what Londoners are being offered on Thursday, but the political and media establishments are doing their best to crush her. We have a 20th-century political system failing to cope with 21st-century politics.
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Alex Wheatle: A hope I feel in spite of so many wrongs
Wednesday 04 January 2012
The recent intolerance displayed by the public towards racial abuse is encouraging
Ian Birrell: Like it or not, the PM has never been stronger. He should exploit it
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Since the referendum, the Lib Dems have been a destructive presence, endlessly opposing ideas
Tory MPs scorn Clegg's House of Lords reforms
Wednesday 18 May 2011
Nick Clegg's flagship plan for an elected House of Lords ran into an immediate storm of protest which cast doubt over whether he would be able to force it through Parliament.
Leading article: An opportunity to complete the reform of a feudal relic
Wednesday 18 May 2011
The fact that the House of Lords is not a major national talking point is neither here nor there
Peers warn Nick Clegg they will fight Lords reform
Tuesday 17 May 2011
Senior peers warned Nick Clegg last night that he will face a strong rearguard action by them over his plans to turn the House of Lords into an elected chamber.
Mary Ann Sieghart: If it ain't broken Nick, don't try to fix it
Monday 16 May 2011
Messing with the Lords will make Clegg look out of touch, at a time when most voters are worried about losing their job
Leading article: Mr Clegg must raise his price for keeping the Tories in power
Monday 09 May 2011
In the unlikely event that Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats can draw any consolation from their multiple election defeat, it is that it took place as early as it did in their planned five-year term in government. They have time to look back over the lessons of the past 12 months and act on them in good time for the next general election.
Reformists turn on Clegg after landslide defeat in voting referendum
Saturday 07 May 2011
Clegg blamed as referendum on voting system backs status quo / Liberal Democrats left reeling after huge losses in local elections
Andy McSmith: First came the excuses, then the news the Yes camp feared
Saturday 07 May 2011
View from the count
Mary Dejevsky: Real achievements that show Clegg's plight is undeserved
Friday 06 May 2011
While he is guilty of some misjudgements, he has also suffered some very bad luck and been let down by some naive and disgracefully fickle supporters
Row over campaign tactics sours Cabinet meeting
Wednesday 04 May 2011
Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrat Cabinet minister, declared that the Conservatives are still “the nasty party” after an unprecedented bust-up over their tactics in the referendum campaign during yesterday’s Cabinet meeting.
Britain's long and painful journey towards a truly fair electoral system
Wednesday 04 May 2011
The British love their traditions. That is why the No2AV campaign has used the argument that it is defending a voting system that has served us, so David Cameron claims, for "centuries". But the reality is that our voting system is not a timeless ritual sanctified by antiquity but something that has evolved. Here are some key dates:
The maths of AV: A small step towards a fairer vote
Tuesday 03 May 2011
The Yes and No to AV teams both say their voting system is fairer. But which is? We asked mathematician Tony Crilly to do the sums
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