Electoral Reform (Media Watch)
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| Source | Date | Author | Headline (Link) | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian | 15 November 2005 | Matthew Tempest | Doing it for the kids | Should you be able to pop your electoral cherry at 16? After all, surely Britain's 16 and 17-year-olds deserve the right to vote, in accordance with the principle that was the rallying cry for American independence, "no taxation without representation". That, at least, will be the argument the Liberal Democrat leader, Charles Kennedy, presents today at a lecture at the London School of Economics. |
| The Independent | 14 November 2005 | Robert Verkaik | MPs urged to end 'first-past-the-post' election system | Proposals to end Britain's first-past-the-post system for electing MPs and replace it with a more democratic alternative, will be published tomorrow. |
| The Independent | 09 September 2005 | Marie Woolf | Electoral watchdog: It is 'absolutely right' that we consider introducing PR | The head of Britain's election watchdog has backed a review of the voting system and accepts that switching to proportional representation could offer a "better reflection" of the public's political views.
In an intervention that will reignite the debate over electoral reform, Sam Younger, the chairman of the Electoral Commission, said it was "absolutely right" to look at whether to introduce PR. |
| The Independent | 05 September 2005 | Marie Woolf | Vote reform 'worthwhile' says Falconer | Electoral reform may be "worthwhile", the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs has said, adding that there are interesting arguments in favour of PR. |
| Western Mail | 16 August 2005 | Kirsty Buchanan | Most Welsh MPs elected by less than a third of votes cast | "NOT a single MP in Wales received more than 50% support from the electorate in the General Election and just one received the backing of more than 40% of the constituents." |
| ePolitix | 4 August 2005 | Daniel Forman | Call for citizens' assembly on electoral system | Campaigners have called for ordinary voters to be given the opportunity to reform the electoral system.
The Charter 88 and Active Citizens Transform groups said on Thursday that the UK should follow Canada's example and establish a citizens' assembly to decide on an alternative system that could be put to a vote. |
| Evening Standard | 4 August 2005 | ??? | 'Fair way needed to choose MPs' | Ordinary voters should decide a fair new way for choosing MPs, campaigners for democratic reform has said.
Tony Blair's election victory was not democratic, legitimate or representative, according to a report analysing the May election results. And Britain must follow Canada's lead by setting up a Citizen's Assembly to devise a new system, say campaign groups Charter 88 and Active Citizens Transform (ACT). |
| Evening Standard | 21 July 2005 | ??? | Call for electoral reform pledges | "Campaigners for electoral reform have sent an open letter to the Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer urging the Government not to kick the issue into the long grass." |
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