For progress to occur, Labour in its current form must bow out
Labour is being kept alive by First Past the Post. For true progress, our voting system must change –…
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David Runciman
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We have been thinking about Brexit back to front
The EU referendum fallout has only served to remind us of the status quo. "Taking back control" is meaningless…
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New Times: David Runciman on networks and the digital revolution
The digital revolution has had two profound effects on how power is distributed – both of which squeeze the…
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An unheroic age: why do our politicians seem so diminished?
Are our politicians getting smaller, or is it that politics is not as big as it used to be?
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Notes on a series of scandals: is British democracy in crisis?
Many of us feel we are living through a period of profound crisis. But perhaps democracy is more secure…
ByThe Camelot delusion: John F Kennedy’s legacy 50 years on
Tears are cheap and so, to a certain extent, are words. Deeds are what counts and on that score…
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