Democracy
25 September 2019 · · Britain, Democracy · 1 comment
Parliamentary Sovereignty – Brexiteers don’t like it up ‘em
The Labour Party conference immediately understood the significance of the Supreme Court judgment against Boris Johnson writes Andy Stowe . It greeted the humiliation of the arch-Brexiteer w…
28 August 2019 · · Britain, Democracy, EU, Labour Party, Tories · 1 comment
Only Labour can stop Johnson’s coup
John McDonnell is absolutely right to say that Johnson’s suspension of Parliament is a “very British coup”, writes Andy Stowe . A government of hard right ideologues is shutting down the ver…
18 March 2017 · · Combined Authorities, Democracy
Devolution: business dominance against local democracy – the case of the West Midlands Combined Authority
by Richard Hatcher Devolution to Combined Authorities could provide the opportunity for local citizens to have more power over the policies that shape their daily lives. But Combined Authori…