The AfD surge and political deadlock: what Sachsen-Anhalt tells us about PR, FPTP and the far right

We urgently need some form of Proportional Representation to ensure a representative House of Commons. But what form should it...

Brown alert. Germany is going to the polls on 23 February. Democratic parties are squabbling while the far right mobilises....

Calls for electoral reform grow louder as MPs back proportional representation, reflecting rising public distrust in first past the post

Unpicking the implications of the recent regional elections in Germany and concludes that proportional representation saved the day

Last year’s elections across Europe indicate that that proportional representation does not favour far right parties.

Philip Cole gives us a condensed explanation of what Proportional Representation (PR) does and what it does not do.

The House of Lords is an expensive insult to democracy and opinion polls show that the great majority want to...

Many people say they want PR but what is it exactly? Philip explains what is PR and what is not...

The French National Assembly elections gave Macron a headache but showed that parties who cooperated did better despite the FPTP...

The Sue Gray Report does not apportion blame in the right place and allows a prime minister who misled Parliament...

This year the Irish, South and North, are celebrating four key anniversaries of events that have shaped their shared island.

The 80th anniversary of the Wannsee Conference gives us a chance to reflect on the dangers of extremism in Europe...

How does our present government score on its adherence to the seven Nolan Principles for public servants? Zero out of...

Philip Cole explains why he believes we need a progressive alliance, but acknowledges the challenges we'd face in creating one

The Education Secretary’s recent announcement that he wants state schools to start teaching Latin again was met with disbelief

A round-up of positive and negative news from France

I have no objection to commemorating the Duke’s personal achievements but to suggest that this is an event of major...

It's no secret that our political system is unfair and skews the vote to a two party system. Here's the...

The United Kingdom is breaking at the seams. Can we really say We need to stick together after we have...

In this article, we get updates of the news from across the channel. From the coast of Iberia to the...

Philip Cole explores constitutional issues arising in Poland and Hungary and the response from within the EU

The UK isn't the only place where there's major political news. Time to look at the Continent for the major...

A round-up of news on what's going on in Ireland, France, Germany, and Greece.

Philip Cole provides his regular look at how Europe is reporting on itself and on us. This bulletin: the Belarus...

What is the purpose of negotiations? The aim is, or should be to reach a settlement that satisfies both sides.

Philip Cole provides his regular look at how Europe is reporting on itself…and on us…

Philip Cole provides our regular look at how Europe is reporting on itself…and on us…