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Monthly Archives: July 2014

Turnout isn’t even a symptom, so let’s stop the hand wringing

We’re all worried about the decline in turnout, aren’t we? Politicians, academics and other worthies march up to Glenties every year to worry about our failing politics, and to self-flagellate about our failure to reform it. And it’s not just us we’re worried about this year. With the results of the 2014 European elections we…

July 24, 2014 in Election, Electoral Reform, policy making.

FoI and other DPER reforms very welcome

As the Government renegotiates its priorities and reshuffles the Cabinet, it is an appropriate time to look back and assess the Government’s achievements under its political reform programme. There has been a good deal of criticism at the slow pace of change and at the apparent absence of an appetite for reform among the Government…

July 9, 2014 in freedom of information, Government reform, Lobbying.

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