Tag Archives: Electoral Reform Society
Democracy and What It Means To Me
A couple of years ago the President of the Federal Liberal Democrats posed a question to party members, “why did you join”. The obvious answer – “I was asked” was to be ignored. My response to that question is two … Continue reading
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Scotland 2030: a written constitution?
At the People’s Gathering that took place earlier this month, one of the discussion that took place at my table and, I suspect, a few others was over the question as to whether Scotland should have a written constitution. Scotland, … Continue reading
Scotland 2030: Elected Members – who do they represent?
Part of the discussion I had last Saturday revolved around electing people to public office all levels. How do you go about assessing who to vote for? What are their responsibilities? And who should they be paying attention to? One … Continue reading
C2C Reclaiming Local Democracy
On Saturday 5th April 2014 I attended an event hosted by Electoral Reform Society Scotland at the Playfair Library, Old College, Edinburgh University. The event was call “From Centre to Community – Reclaiming Local Democracy in Scotland. There were 10 … Continue reading →