I&R
citizens' initiative and referendum
DOCUMENTATION OF ON-LINE PUBLIC DEBATES ABOUT DEMOCRACY
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"Two weeks before the April election I was at a high school. Most of
the final-year students were over 18 and looking forward to voting for the first time. There was one black youth who disagreed. Why was he
not going to vote? "We fought for freedom. All we got was democracy."" uk.politics.miscBritish democracy
Newsgroups:uk.politics.constitution, uk.politics.parliament, uk.politics.misc, uk.legalBritish referendum on a european constitution PART 1 PART 2
Newsgroups: uk.politics.constitution, uk.politics.misc, alt.politics.british, alt.uk.lawCampaign for real democracy
Newsgroups:uk.politics.parliament, uk.politics.misccheck or balance
Newsgroups:uk.politics.electoralComparison and ranking of democracy in different countries
Newsgroups:uk.legal, uk.politics.constitution, uk.politics.misc, uk.local.county-durhamCreative, colourful, powerless
Newsgroups:uk.politics.constitution, uk.politics.parliament, soc.culture.europe, uk.politics.miscDaily Mail "referendum" for referendum on european convention's constitution
In addition to the Daily Mail's "straw poll", a survey of fifty thousand british citizens shows an overwhelming majority in favour of a referendum. So far (August 2003) the government ignores this.
Newsgroups: uk.politics.constitution, uk.politics.parliament, alt.uk.law, uk.politics.miscDemocracy and the second Irish referendum on the european treaty of Nice.
Newsgroups:uk.politics.constitution, uk.politics.misc, alt.uk.law, soc.culture.europeDemocracy law - a model for Britain?
Newsgroups:uk.politics.constitution, uk.politics.parliament, uk.legal, alt.politics.britishDirect vs representative democracy
Newsgroup: alt.history.britishElectoral apathy?
Newsgroups:uk.politics.misc, uk.gov.local, uk.politics.constitution, alt.uk.lawE/D demokratische Kultur
Newsgroups:uk.politics.misc
To: German speakers, linguists, academics.Euro referendum....
Newsgroups:uk.politics.constitution, uk.politics.electoralHow can the people control unelected quangoes
Newsgroups:uk.politics.constitutionImproved model of democracy
Newsgroups:uk.politics.constitution, uk.politics.misc, uk.politics.parliament, alt.uk.lawInitiative and Referendum
Newsgroups:uk.local.glasgow
Friends in Glasgow and Clydeside Many people have expresssed discontent with the way democracy works and there are different opinions as to what should be done to improve it ...Legal basis for national referendums: On-line discussion concerning the legal basis for national referendums in Britain. Venue: British university fora; law-public, public-admin-and-management
legal basis for national referendums
Newsgroups:uk.politics.constitution, uk.legalMeaningful participation could reduce electors' apathy
Newsgroups:uk.politics.constitution, uk.politics.misc, uk.politics.parliament, wales.politics.generalOffering more democracy could revive interest in politics
Newsgroups:uk.politics.constitution, uk.politics.misc, alt.uk.law, alt.activismReferendum on a European constitution
Newsgroups:uk.politics.constitution, uk.politics.parliament, uk.politics.misc, alt.activismRefer(never)endum
Newsgroups:uk.politics.constitution, uk.politics.misc, uk.legal, uk.politics.parliamentReport: Direct democracy in Britain
Newsgroups:uk.politics.misc, uk.politics.constitutionSupremacy of Parliament
Newsgroups:uk.politics.constitution, alt.politics.british, alt.uk.law, uk.politics.parliamentSwitzerland and Britain
Newsgroups:uk.politics.constitution, uk.politics.parliament, uk.politics.misc, uk.legalUnconsidered or unwanted democratic reforms?
Newsgroups:uk.politics.philosophyVoter apathy?
Newsgroups:uk.politics.electoralVoting - without the WP formatting! OOPS
Newsgroups:uk.politics.miscWeb Antidote for Political Apathy
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