October 3, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Lots of goodness over at dLiberation since my last roundup: The problem of public ignorance, continued – more from me on the difficulty of asking the public for its opinion on something as complex as EU reform A real compromise … Continue reading
October 1, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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It’s begun to get all exciting and hectic over at dLiberation, so what have you missed if you’re not popping over there already? First, academics being academics, a bit of a fight’s broken out, with the chaps behind deliberative polling … Continue reading
September 27, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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First up, a lovely interview with me and openDemocracy‘s Editor-in-Chief Tony Curzon Price, explaining what we’re trying to do, is up now at the Tomorrow’s Europe site. And now, a handy round-up of dLiberation posts over the last few days: … Continue reading
September 24, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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The graphic above appears on the Sun’s website today as part of their “Oi, Gordon – give us a referendum on the EU reform treaty or else” campaign. That it’s full of distortions is unsurprising, but some of these key … Continue reading
September 24, 2007
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Three new ones from me over at dLiberation: Labour, Britain and the EU, looking at the role of debates on the EU at annual party conferences Is EU democracy possible?, which sets out the difficulties of creating a pan-EU democracy … Continue reading
September 22, 2007
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More from me at dLiberation – On referendums, looking at the motives and practicalities of a referendum on the reform treaty, and Mill and EU democracy, using a long-dead liberal to explore the problem of rational ignorance in the construction … Continue reading
September 21, 2007
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Another from me over at dLiberation, looking at the decidedly unrepresentative position of the mastermind of the constitution, and discovering that his attitude seems to have shifted in the last year or so
September 20, 2007
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A couple of new posts from me over at dLiberation: Jens-Peter Bonde and EU referenda, looking at the reformist take of the leading EU-sceptic Member of the European Parliament and Giuliano Amato and democratic EU reform, giving a handy overview … Continue reading
September 19, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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A new post from me at dLiberation, reporting on Monday’s launch of the Tomorrow’s Europe deliberative poll. You may also want to check out the introductory post by Professor James Fishkin, Director of the Deliberative Democracy Center at Stanford University, … Continue reading
September 18, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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A delightful time was had by all at last night’s launch debate/party for Tomorrow’s Europe in Brussels – except my feet, which got pounded by the picturesque Brussels cobbles (thanks to be being too cheap to get a taxi) and … Continue reading
September 16, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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It’s been a few years since I’ve trekked out to the Belgian capital, and once again it’s work-related – popping to this impressive building alongside the European Parliament to cover the launch of Tomorrow’s Europe for openDemocracy. More details soon … Continue reading
September 7, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Everyone in the UK knows that of the national daily papers, it’s really only the barely-read (and increasingly unreadable) Guardian (c.311,000 sales per issue) and Independent (c.190,000 sales per issue) who are in favour of the European Union. The Times … Continue reading
August 31, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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A fun little article on Europe in 2057, combined with Foreign Secretary David Miliband’s reiteration of the UK government’s position on a referendum over the new EU treaty, has got me pondering once again. (Warning – it’ll be a long … Continue reading
August 17, 2007
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Ashley Mote MEP, a former UKIPer (who even they wouldn’t have in the party more than a few weeks) who went on to join the controversial far right “Identity, Sovereignty, Tradition” group in the European Parliament, is a bit of … Continue reading