‘Historic’. Perhaps one of the most overused words to describe the last four years at Stormont. And yet, it is about the only word to describe the period, as voters … Read the rest
Month: April 2011
This is the first of a regular series of posts that will report on the state of the parties as measured by opinion polls. By pooling together all the available … Read the rest
European and American forces find themselves, once again, fighting side-by-side over foreign lands; this time acting under a United Nations mandate protecting citizens in Libya.
Yet this demonstration of trans-atlantic … Read the rest
The AV campaign represented a chance to transcend Westminster party politics and engage in a genuinely inclusive debate about how we are governed.
Both the Yes and No camps have … Read the rest
During the last decade or so Philip Cowley, together with Mark Stuart, has helped promote a better understanding of the dynamics of party cohesion within the House of Commons in … Read the rest
Any blockbuster disaster movie requires scenes of wild, panicking crowds. Japan’s multiple earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster might have offered a surfeit of ‘disaster pornography’ material to any eager Hollywood … Read the rest
There is a danger that both civil society and mainstream political parties are growing complacent in their approach to the far right. The recent travails of the BNP make it … Read the rest
Here are some questions about nuclear power:
1. How is a nuclear reaction ‘controlled’?
2. How is a Generation III reactor different to a Generation II reactor?
3. Why do … Read the rest
In a speech launching the Labour Yes to AV campaign Ed Milband claimed that his support for electoral reform was consistent with ‘Labour’s history of campaigning for change’. Miliband implied … Read the rest
In response to the developing crisis in Libya, Ballots & Bullets has recently published a series of related posts that have looked at the issue from a number of challenging … Read the rest