An antidote to "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo"
We are grateful to Shelagh McKinlay for sharing this post which originally appeared at http://theabsurdistshequeen.blogspot.co.uk/ The Electoral Reform Society Scotland (ERS Scotland) has just...
View ArticleDemocracy: the year ahead
There will be elections aplenty in 2014 at home and abroad: the last locals ahead of the 2015 General Election, to be held on the same day as polls for the European Parliament; Scotland’s referendum on...
View ArticleAs long as it's interim
Last week I attended two different events which discussed the possibilities a written constitution presents to Scotland. This week I am due to attend another. Scotland has already begun to think about...
View ArticleWomen and indyref
This blog was first posted on Engender As the date of the referendum draws ever nearer, and the gender gap in the polls shows no sign of closing, there seem to be more events targeting women and their...
View ArticleA new Scotland
As a politically active individual and an elections geek you’d think I would be excited beyond reason about the independence referendum. In actual fact, I have found the debate to be depressingly...
View ArticleRuth Davidson's Lessons from the Scottish Referendum
The following is republished with the kind permission of Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson. It is one part of Giving 16 and 17 Year Olds the Vote - The Tory Case, a publication from the Tory...
View ArticleHow to ask one question
Guest writer Dr James Gilmour The Electoral Commission is assessing the question for the independence referendum proposed by the Scottish Government:"Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent...
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