Tag: Tom Quinn
The internal democracy dilemma: Balancing MP and member preferences in leadership selection
The resignations and leadership challenges in the wake of the Brexit vote have reignited debates around intra-party democracy. Tom Quinn offers an overview of the selection processes in the four main UK-wide parties and outlines both the challenge and importance of balancing MP and membership approval. Similar PostsHow democratic are the UK’s political parties and party […]
The rise of Jeremy Corbyn shows what happens when you crowdsource a leadership election
Jeremy Corbyn has become the unlikely frontrunner in the Labour leadership contest, leapfrogging the previous favourites Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham, and leaving the right-wing Liz Kendall a distant fourth favourite. Few expected this outcome, but while there is obviously an appetite for something ‘different’ in the Labour Party following a second consecutive election loss, Tom […]
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