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Sunlit uplands: a vision for the renewal of electoral and party politics

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Stephen Shellard

The UK parliament: the journey to a universal adult right to vote; a critique of the electoral and party system; the first draft of a reform proposal. Main article, approx 4300 words. It is a relatively recent idea that the … Continue reading →

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The centre cannot hold: Scotland and the future of the Union

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Stephen Shellard

The counting is done and it is clear that the SNP, together with the Scottish Green Party, have a mandate for a referendum on the question of Scotland’s independence from the United Kingdom. Whilst there may be some in the … Continue reading →

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