From the Lobbying Act to condemnation of peaceful campaigners by Government figures, free speech has been thoroughly degraded, the authors argue
Democracy
The EU is implementing a blanket ban on facial recognition surveillance by police - but the UK is ploughing ahead despite privacy fears
The Liberal Democrats have set out proposals for overhauling UK democracy, our Chief Reporter writes from Bournemouth.
An approach to foreign influence that relies on identifying particular state threats risks shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted, writes Tom Griffin
The task of marketing Israel as “the only democracy in the Middle East" is no longer an easy sell. With the 'democracy' pillar crumbling, the 'stability' pillar is falling apart, as well. And without stability, investors simply run away.
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Nadine Dorries has prompted a debate over whether MPs should be forced to attend Parliament - rather than attend their lucrative TV gigs.
by Jean-Louis Laville* Two major lessons emerge from the 19th and 20th centuries. Firstly, the promotion of a market society underpinned by a concern for individual freedom has increased inequality; secondly, the subjugation of the economy to political will under the pretext of equality has led to the suppression of freedoms. These two solutions have […]
The study suggests that those groups less likely to vote Conservative were more likely to be turned away
The party is "misleading voters into believing what they are reading is the work of local journalists from independent publications"
Political distrust has often "been the first step in a sequence of autocratisation, resulting in the breakdown of democracy itself" the report notes.