Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.
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Parliament Heal Thyself
Parliament vote through technical reforms to reconnect with the voting public.
Stuart Wilks-Heeg,
openDemocracy, 5 March 2010
The Zombies of Westminster
Cameron's team sees itself as the good guys but, viewed from the outside, the whole system is decomposing.
Rafael Behr,
New Statesman, 4 March 2010
Why Vote? A guide for those who can't be bothered
Why Vote? argues that people today are far from apathetic in fact, they care passionately about a wide range of issues. The problem is making them see the relevance of the political process to their lives.
Jo Phillips & David Seymour, Biteback,
4 March 2010
The state of an ambivalent nation
Polling reveals deep public ambivalence about the upcoming election and a disintegration of faith in the mainstream political parties.
Stuart Wilks-Heeg and David Ells,
openDemocracy, 2 March 2010
The BNP's appeal to those left behind
Defeating the BNP needs more than a press strategy. It needs politicians to address their abandonment of the working class
James Bethell,
Guardian Comment is free, 26 February 2010
Into the triangle of hope
Who and where are the voters who will decide the outcome of the general election?
Bagehot,
Economist, 18 February 2010
A duty to keep informed?
Could part of the public’s disengagement with politics be a result of our own ignorance?
Mark Easton,
BBC Politics, 17 February 2010
I too was once a benefit cheat…
The truth about benefits scroungers is that they come in all shapes and sizes.
Deborah Orr,
Guardian Comment is free, 11 February 2010
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