Category Archives: political participation

The Rule of Law Should Be Taught In Schools

This post was originally written as part of the EU Reconnect project. You can view the original blog here. Poland and Hungary are new democracies where a developing rule of law culture is fatally susceptible to the influence of populism. The leaders of these countries have deployed juridical tactics such as changing the constitution andContinue reading “The Rule of Law Should Be Taught In Schools”

The Rule Of Law Must Be At The Centre Of Brexit

I wrote a piece in the Huffington Post about the state of the rule of law after the vituperative reaction of the tabloids to judges protecting our democracy in 2016. The original post can be read here. Friday morning’s reaction to the Article 50 judgment has made me deeply reflective about the state of ourContinue reading “The Rule Of Law Must Be At The Centre Of Brexit”

Extending the franchise to 16 year olds in the EU Referendum

This post originally appeared in the Young Fabians Anticipations magazine in 2015. Welcome to 2015, where millions of young people debate complex public policy developments in the digital world. They give annual speeches from the dispatch box of the House of Commons, and they lobby politicians nationwide on a range of issues in their communities.Continue reading “Extending the franchise to 16 year olds in the EU Referendum”