U.S. Election Series: Hillary secures democratic nomination, Bernie to fight till end
Jun 07, 2016 08:07 am UTC| Commentary Politics
According to Associated Press, Hillary Clinton has secured the numbers of delegates, 2383, required for outright nomination of Democratic Party. According to latest figures available, she has secured 2383 delegates, while...
U.S. Election Series: Must- watch primaries on Tuesday
Jun 06, 2016 07:28 am UTC| Commentary Politics
Tomorrow, six states, California, New Jersey, North Dakota, Montana, New Mexico, and South Dakota will go to primaries in choosing their nominees for the race to the White House. While thebiggest focus is on California,...
Humility’s value for democracy in dark times
Jun 03, 2016 08:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Surveying the world in 2016, it is hard not to get the feeling that it is starting to come apart at the seams. The civil war drags on in Syria, with a range of external actors willing to engage enough to perpetuate the...
Thousands of British expats excluded from voting in the EU referendum
Jun 01, 2016 12:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
A decision by judges in the Supreme Court has finally put an end to the legal challenge of two British citizens claiming to have been unfairly excluded from voting in the EU referendum. They were campaigning against the...
Why EU referendum voters are like disgruntled commuters in Nigeria
Jun 01, 2016 11:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
When British voters stand in polling booths on June 23 and decide whether to stay in the European Union, it will be a rare moment of calm after a numbing cacophony of warnings from both sides. For months, we have been...
How hyperlocal journalists plug the democratic gap in regional elections
May 31, 2016 12:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Millions of people across voted in the UKs local and national elections in May, but who can say how well informed they were about local issues? Some 45% of London voters turned out for the mayoral elections, 55.6% voted in...
Paying a high price for embarrassing the government
May 30, 2016 07:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
None of the politicians are talking about it, but threats to freedom of speech have emerged in three different guises in the first three weeks of the election campaign. First there was the assailing of Duncan Storrar by...