Tag: Elections
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New York Times – U.K. Voters’ Frustration High as 99% Are Sidelined in Prime Minister Election
My quote from this piece in the New York Times, about the Conservative leadership contest and dissatisfaction with politics. Most galling for many is that the decision lies with the Tories, whose party members are determined to have Brexit delivered by Oct. 31 at any cost. That view has been rejected by the majority of…
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What if UK European Elections were held under the 1994 FPTP system?
The European Elections are the only nationwide UK elections held under a form of Proportional Representation. Admittedly, due to the D’Hondt counting system and small regions, the system isn’t perfectly proportional, but it is a vast improvement on the previous FPTP system, used until 1999. The last European Election to be held under First Past…
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Tactical voting on the basis of the 2014 European Elections
Disclaimer: I am a Labour Party member and will be voting for Labour in May’s European Elections. This blog is not intended to encourage tactical voting but to explore from an academic perspective whether various parties’ claims to be “the main Remain party” in the upcoming European Elections stand up to scrutiny. One of the biggest…
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Greens for a Better Europe – Twenty Years of UK Green Influence in the European Union
You can download Greens for Europe, the book which I contributed to, here: PDF eBook Physical copies are available in the shops listed here.
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Greens for a Better Europe – Book
I’m really excited to see the launch of Greens for a Better Europe – Twenty Years of UK Green Influence in the European Parliament, a book which I contributed a chapter to, co-authored by Klina Jordan. The book will be available from early March. Until then, here is the abstract of mine and Klina’s chapter.…
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Why Trade Unions Need to Make Votes Matter
The trade union case for Proportional Representation.
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Labour4PR: Invite a speaker and call for electoral reform!
It’s a new year, and we are renewing our efforts for Labour to adopt Proportional Representation as party policy. You can see my case for doing so, in LabourList, here. So far, an unprecedented fifty-three (53) Constituency Labour Parties have passed motions calling on Labour to support PR for Westminster. Make Votes Matter has now added…
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Oxford Climate Review: Out of Proportion
How electoral systems can transform climate policy
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Why our media is wrong to say proportional representation helps the extreme right
The UK media likes to blame far right gains elsewhere – as in Sweden’s recent election – on PR. In fact the evidence shows disproportional voting systems give more power to the extreme right. This was originally posted as an article for OpenDemocracy: Why our media is wrong to say proportional representation helps the extreme right Reading the…
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Why is the Labour Party machine ignoring members on voting reform?
My piece for LabourList on how Labour’s internal policy makers are dragging their heels on PR: Why is the Labour Party machine ignoring members on voting reform?
Owen Winter 