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September 18, 2019

Richard Leonard has backed Lords abolition. Labour conference must do the same

Last week, the rumours were proven true. Theresa May – who had previously said David Cameron’s Lords appointments made her “wretch” – handed some of her closest allies seats in our parliament for life. The 19 appointments included her former chief and deputy chiefs of staff. (Clearly based on merit, given how well May did with their help.) And all …

September 3, 2019

As the constitutional crisis over shutting down Parliament grew last week, campaigners gathered to ask: what next for democracy?

Credit: PFTM,

At Saturday’s ‘This is What Democracy Looks Like’ conference in Manchester – organised by Politics for the Many and the Electoral Reform Society – Shadow Cabinet office minister Jon Trickett called for a ‘democratic revolution’ and a new constitutional settlement for the UK, as speakers outlined a positive response to the current constitutional crisis. Around 150 activists, academics, journalists and …