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16 years ago today: Quebec votes against Sovereignty. Time for a UK Clarity Act?

Posted on October 30, 2011 by brian

30th October, 1995: 16 years ago today. By the narrowest of margins, the mostly French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec votes against sovereignty, and decides to remain part of Canada: Quebec Referendum, 30th October 1995: Do you agree that Quebec should … Continue reading →

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Canada: Cleggmania v2 or orange crush?

Posted on May 1, 2011 by brian

Confession. On April 11th, I wrote a post about the Canadian general election.  In it, I correctly predicted that the General Election on Monday would be ‘this years most fascinating election’.   However, I have to confess that I managed … Continue reading →

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And the award for this year’s most fascinating election…

Posted on April 11, 2011 by brian

…certainly doesn’t go to the local elections here in Sunderland, where I haven’t seen a single election poster so far.  But over in Canada, the election set for the same week (Canada votes on 2nd May) looks like it might be … Continue reading →

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What happened to the ‘Natural governing parties’?

Posted on March 14, 2011 by brian

At the moment, my favourite TV programme is the Danish crime drama  The Killing. It’s the latest in a line of Scandinavian crime imports which are putting the BBC’s own outputs to shame.  Previously, I was glued to the Swedish Wallander (which … Continue reading →

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I can’t believe it’s not legal : The politics of margarine

Posted on February 17, 2011 by brian

Okay, stick with me.  This is bizzare. Today at work, I found myself reading about public service reform in New Zealand.  I kind of stumbled onto it after reading lots of references to Sir Roger Douglas in Reform’s 2011 Scorecard. … Continue reading →

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Less than the sum of their parts (or what happens when parties merge)

Posted on January 20, 2011 by brian

There’s been much gnashing of teeth (especially since the Oldham by-election) about the merits or otherwise of an electoral pact, or even merger, between the Lib Dems and Conservatives. For the record, I’ve read Nick Boles’ Which Way’s Up? and I’m … Continue reading →

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