Sentences with phrase «think electoral reform»

I think electoral reform is doomed when you put it to the public as a «take it or leave it» proposition.

And, amazingly, a survey of activists found that 30 % of them thought that electoral reform should not be a «deal - breaker» in post-election negotiations on forming a coalition government.

Not exact matches

«The electoral advantages of anti-immigrant politics will only shrink over time, suggesting that Republicans should at some point — perhaps before the next presidential election — begin to embrace comprehensive immigration reform,» says Mark Price, a labor economist at the Keystone Research Center, a nonpartisan economic policy think tank in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

The Electoral Reform Society has urged the government to think again on potentially «catastrophic» proposals on electoral registration.

Does anyone think we would be reforming electoral system an outcome desired by no - one, if New labour had won.

I disagree Daan, I think there is widespread hostility to electoral reform amongst much of the Labour Party membership.

Cantab83: I think you are right about the interdependency of electoral reform for the Commons and reform of the Lords.

I have no doubt what I think the answer to «should Labour campaign for electoral reform» is, as regular readers will know.

Should Cameron wish to make a credible case against electoral reform, he'd better start thinking of some new arguments.

If the Republicans champion sensible solutions on schools, taxes and electoral reform, they'll be well on their way to becoming a real alternative to the liberal group - think that often stops progressive New York from actually making progress.

Both of these, in the form of a manifesto commitment to a referendum on electoral reform, and as an exploration of the stake - holding idea espoused by Will Hutton among others, had already entered «New Labour» thinking.

As a non-nihilist, do you think any constructive concession could be made on electoral reform to seal this deal?

That's assuming that Lib Dems think the best way of getting electoral reform is getting into a coalition in the next parliament.

What is important is which of the other leaders Nick thinks can best deliver what people voting for us in this election (that didn't defect to the reds for fear of the blues or to the blues from fear of the reds) wanted, central amongst which was electoral reform.

I could not say that I would never support some form of electoral reform, in any circumstances, but I think we have seen all too clearly the downside of coalition government.

For me, thinking about AV and electoral reform made me realise properly, for the first time, how much the voting system dictates how we go about our democratic politics — especially in relation to marginal constituencies or marginal wards.

And the one that we thought was the really good narrative and had such an impact was the issue over electoral reform.

«So, with the kind of election conducted in April this year, I think we're hopeful that the electoral reform promised by the Federal Government will come to pass.

I think if the Tories reject electoral reform, that's a pretty good case for not supporting their government.

Clegg is thinking and must have been told to piss off by the Tories over electoral reform.

Although the reformers should not think a constitutional revolution is imminent, big ideas including electoral and Lords reform may well now feature into the Labour manifesto.

He told Sky News: «I was asked to speak about electoral reform; I talked about change and I think it's unfair of you to try and read anything into it.

This campaign unit could also start to think about the referendum campaign on electoral reform; how it should be fought and who should lead it.

Government corruption, electoral dysfunction, more investigations, broad popular anger over the political status quo and how it hurts regular people: As they return to the Capitol this week, you'd think it would be a really good time for lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to move forward with big new reforms on ethics, elections, campaign finance and voting.

Readers of this blog may think they understand the reasons for electoral reform — but all we tend to have different reasons — so what hope that the disaffected would «see the light» and (i) vote for a «rigged» coalition and (ii) vote yes in another referendum for AV?

They want a tougher system of accountability, and I think a reformed electoral system would help deliver that.»

Labour's Lord Mandelson, a keen supporter of electoral reform, said: «I think that's very disappointing, but I'm equally entirely unsurprised by it.

Many provinces and the feds had someone with such a title in the middle of the past decade, but most such positions have disappeared (I think) as the taste for electoral reform has faded.