Prime Minister David Cameron wins his questionable battle as felon voting rights blocked
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Crowdsourcing the UK Constitution
Proposal for UK’s first constitution involves using crowdsourcing as tool of direct democracy – Crowdsourcing the UK Constitution in its Entirety?
Julian Assange Campaigning for Australia House Election
Australia’s most unusual candidate Julian Assange campaigning for office while in London embassy
Call for Reboot for Democracy in UK
Democracy in UK is coming under pressure from rising political anger at major parties
New York Times Refused to Destroy Snowden Documents
Government of England asked New York Times to destroy Snowden documents but was rebuffed
British Lawmaker Becomes Pakistan Governor
MP gets second political career as British lawmaker becomes Pakistan governor in birth country
Some Brits Asking if England Needs Royalty?
Potential King and Queen are having a baby but concern over media circus has reawakened age-old questions challenging if England needs royalty at all
Pinochet the Opera Coming to Theaters!
A dictator is the main character for Chile’s Augusto Pinochet the Opera, a new play based on extensive relationship with “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher
America’s Role in Pushing the UK to EU
A strong allegiance is in US and democratic world’s interests so pushing the UK to EU makes sense
Anti-EU Party Wins UK Local Elections
Local elections hand losses to PM Cameron’s Conservative party as Independent Anti-EU Party Gain