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Reinventing democracy
Dr Peter Saul The evolution of democracy For more than 4500 years, democracy has been in flux. John Keane in his formidable The Life and Death of...
The crisis of legitimacy
With untold riches flowing from the Libyan oil fields, a vast store of weapons, mercenaries afoot and all of the organs of the State at his disposal...
Revitalising the essence of democracy
The ongoing health of our democracy relies on authentic individuals who seek public office in good faith, genuine parliamentary debate and...
Democracy is not for everyone - IQ2 debate
Another Festival of Dangerous Ideas highlight was the Intelligence Squared live debate, Democracy is not for everyone. James Heywood was in the...
A war on civil and political liberties
The product of hard-won battles fought from the time of Magna Carta onwards – these liberties have come to be understood as the property of...
Winning power at what cost?
One of the wonders of our democracy is that it regularly allows for the transfer of power without bloodshed. This is an extraordinary achievement....
Politics, ethics and the role of the media
It is interesting to note that the practice of politics used to be regarded as the most noble of the professions. Its reputation arose because of an...
Politics, lies and promises
I suspect that very few people enjoy telling a deliberate lie. Yet, if history is anything to go by, a reasonable part of what is promised during the...
What price our free democracy?
Tony Blair's recent address to the British Labour Party's annual conference saw him turn to the 'big picture' of international affairs and the state...
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