We must revoke
A thoroughly depressing post on why Brexit needs to be stopped and why it won’t be.
Scexit’s not Brexit
In which I offer five reasons as to why Brexit tells us nothing about Scottish independence.
Missing the point on Brexit
Do you think that Brexit is a cautionary tale for trying to make Scottish independence? Not surprisingly, I disagree. Here’s why.
Brexit like it’s 1999
How an obscure party political broadcast from twenty years ago is a chilling prophesy of today’s ugly Brexit-era politics.
Pressing concerns
A reflection, in the light of press behaviour following the Manchester bombing, on “death knocking”, standards in our press and what we can do to make our newspapers better.
A proportional response
In which I argue that the Single Transferable Vote for elections to the House of Commons is both the one thing that could transform the UK and, through its political impossibility, the one thing that renders the UK unreformable.
What can I do?
A reflection on what I, as an ordinary individual, can do when so many politically horrible things are happening. Warning: this is a long read.
Why (almost) everything is the Labour Party’s fault, and (almost) certainly not Jeremy Corbyn’s
A post on why I feel that the Labour Party is missing the point – and harming the country – in falling out over Jeremy Corbyn. Its problems are, I believe, much, much bigger.
I hate the EU
In which I share my rambling and angry thoughts on the EU referendum.
Sixteen lies on one leaflet: more from the No2AV campaign
This leaflet came in the post today regarding next week’s referendum. It was from the No2AV camp and was simply astonishing. I doubted it was possible for any leaflet to have more lies and inaccuracies than the previous one, but I was wrong. A quick glance at it led me to identify no less…
Another great explanation of AV
This video is very helpful. Can a pro-FPTP person really say AV is a worse option now?
The lies of the anti-AV leaflet
I’ve just had a leaflet through the door in the post about the forthcoming AV referendum. It’s from the “no” camp, and is probably one of the worst political leaflets I’ve ever seen. Even just reading the front cover got me angry: “Keep One Person, One Vote” …it declares. Yet the Alternative Vote is not…
Alternatives
This article on BBC News has angered me for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the main thrust is that a number of trade unions, including my own, have come out against the Alternative Vote (AV). Secondly, opponents are quoted in the article as pedalling a number of myths about AV. It’s the second point I…