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Ending gerrymanders?

The venerable American tradition of gerrymandering seems to be entering a golden age, but its excesses may prove its undoing.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Electoral law, United States 1 Comment 18 May 2026

Let’s make this the last Liberal Party post for a while

Australia's Liberal Party is looking for a new federal president, and appears to be settling on the worst possible candidate.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Personalities 1 Comment 14 May 2026

Labour and Tories both face their demons

Local elections in Britain show the far right still in the lead, but with some signs of its position weakening.

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Charles Richardson Australia, British Isles, Elections, Europe 4 Comments 12 May 202612 May 2026

Another bad night for the Liberal Party

Australia's Liberal Party loses another heartland seat, this time to the far right. It has options for recovery, but we already know that it won't take them.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters 6 Comments 11 May 202613 May 2026

Blog highlights, week 22

A final set (at least for now) of past blog posts that might repay a second read.

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Nepean stays Liberal

Victoria's Liberal Party holds onto a seat at a by-election – which wouldn't normally be newsworthy, but is made so by the rise of One Nation.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 3 Comments 5 May 20265 May 2026

Gerrymanders for all (reprise)

Electoral fairness seems further away than ever in the United States, after the Supreme Court overturned the remaining safeguards in the Voting Rights Act.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, United States 1 Comment 4 May 202611 May 2026

Blog highlights, week 21

Highlights both foreign and domestic from the last few years of blogging.

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More on a Hastie future

Andrew Hastie defends a more isolationist version of Australia, but it won't be enough for his party's Trumpists.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Personalities, Political issues 3 Comments 28 April 202610 May 2026

Betrayal at the top

Australia's Liberal and National parties choose to side with the enemies of democracy. But no-one seems to notice or care.

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