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Who lost Brexit?

Labour's loss in last week's British election is being widely blamed on Brexit. But what exactly could it have done differently?

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda 5 Comments 19 December 201926 January 2022

Britain’s desperate need for electoral reform

Britain's voters are deeply divided over their country's future, but their electoral system obscures that division and creates an artificial majority.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Political issues 1 Comment 16 December 201926 January 2022

Brexit question answered at last

Britain decides to push ahead with leaving the EU. Or at least, the electoral system decides for it.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Political issues 8 Comments 13 December 201926 January 2022

Bougainville votes to go it alone

The referendum on independence leaves zero room for doubt about the wishes of the people of Bougainville. Papua New Guinea now has to come to the party.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Oceania, Political issues, Referenda 3 Comments 12 December 2019

Britain, one week out

With a week to go, Boris Johnson is strongly placed to win Britain's winter election.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Political issues 9 Comments 6 December 201926 January 2022

Why are we surprised?

Neither Australia nor the US wants to admit that it is part of a global movement. But despite its love of walls, Trumpism transcends national boundaries.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Political issues, United States 4 Comments 29 November 2019

A local landslide in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's democrats win a big victory in local elections.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Electoral law, Political issues 4 Comments 25 November 20196 December 2019

Self-determination at last for Bougainville

Australia seems curiously unexcited about the likely emergence of a new nation on its doorstep.

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Charles Richardson Oceania, Political issues, Referenda 2 Comments 22 November 201911 December 2019

Europe not getting any bigger, for now

European leaders, and Emmanuel Macron in particular, have dropped the ball when it comes to EU expansion.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues 8 Comments 19 November 2019

Yes, it’s Spain again

Sunday's Spanish election looks unlikely to do much to resolve the mess that the country's politicians have got themselves into.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues, Spain 1 Comment 8 November 201926 January 2022

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