Jenkins reheated
With the resurgence of interest in proportional representation in the UK, and calls for an electoral reform referendum at the 2010 general election, I...
Europe 2009 – Sweden
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Sweden joined the European Union in 1995, two years after its formal establishment with the signing of the...
Europe 2009 – Portugal
Portugal has been a member of the European Union since 1987, when they first elected a delegation of MEPs. Portugal votes as a single...
Fremantle wrap
There has been a lot of commentary on the Greens' victory in last weekend's Fremantle by-election result. First of all, it is clearly a...
UK scandal brings flowering of reform ideas
Following the recent scandal in the UK, some senior figures in the Labour government have used the opportunity to push ahead with major democratic...
BNP vs Greens in North West England
As a follow-up to yesterday's profile of the UK race for the European Parliament, I thought I would feature this campaign website for the...
Europe 2009 – United Kingdom
The United Kingdom will vote for its Members of the European Parliament on Thursday 4th June, the same day as elections for England's 27...
Europe 2009 – Ireland
This is the first in a series of profiles of each EU member state in the leadup to the European Parliament elections in early...
UK map update
Amongst everything else, I'm still working on my Google Earth map of House of Commons constituencies. I recently finished work on the seats in...
Daylight saving wrap
The result in the daylight savings referendum was clearcut, with the 'no' case winning, with a 55.49% 'no' vote. I've put together a few...