Tag: Josiah Mortimer

We need to make it easier for people to vote, not harder – and registering is still a big problem

We need to make it easier for people to vote, not harder – and registering is still a big problem

Despite the voter ID pilot next year, most people believe voter fraud isn’t a problem in the UK. But a significant minority want changes to the election system – notably more financial transparency and information about their candidates. And while relatively few want online voting, registering to vote, even though it can now be done online, […]

By 01/02/2017 5 Comments Read More →
Whether Britain stays in the EU or not, there’s a democratic deficit that must be addressed

Whether Britain stays in the EU or not, there’s a democratic deficit that must be addressed

With a New Year and the holiday season coming to an end, the EU referendum campaign is heating up. Josiah Mortimer writes that since our membership of European Union is a crucial constitutional issue, there’s one issue that can’t be ignored: democracy. Similar PostsBook review: Slippery Slope: Europe’s Troubled Future, by Giles MerrittOpen Letter to […]

By 09/01/2016 33 Comments Read More →
The Scottish Parliament is leading the way on the issue of lowering the voting age to 16

The Scottish Parliament is leading the way on the issue of lowering the voting age to 16

The voting age for UK elections – with the exception of the Scottish Independence referendum – is fixed at 18, however many campaigners and experts feel that the time has come to lower it to 16, in order to enfranchise young people while they live in settled communities, and to prevent a situation in which […]

By 25/06/2015 37 Comments Read More →