April 3, 2018

Four Key Reasons for Trade Unionists to Support Political Reform

The Trade Union Case for Political Reform Briefing
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The trade union movement has always been at the vanguard of political change in Britain. And furthering economic equality goes hand in hand with political institutions that deepen political equality.  To ignore the role of the political system (which concentrates political power in a minority of voters in a minority of seats) in driving political inequality, is to miss the …

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April 3, 2018

Why the Westminster system is bad for democracy

Why the Westminster System is bad for Democracy
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Democracy is never a finished job: whether it was extending the franchise to those without property, securing votes for women, or winning trade union rights, history tells us we make great progress and we have minor set-backs – but democracy is something we have to remake over and over again

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