Tag / Conservative Party
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Thoughts on Cameron’s Big Society
The inefficient provision of government services…out of control government spending…up to our ears in debt… In the UK and the US alike, politicians and pundits flood the airwaves with these catchphrases. Indeed, the idea that government is overreaching and needs to be reined in has come to dominate the political debate on both sides of…
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Of Rotten Boroughs and Electoral Reform
When the general election held last May in Britain produced a center-right coalition government, the Conservative leader David Cameron offered to his Liberal Democratic counterpart, Nick Clegg, a few compromises to sweeten the deal. These agreements included increased funding for national healthcare, banking reform, and, most importantly for Clegg, provisions for long-overdue electoral reforms. Since…
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