Democratise Labour to Democratise Britain Aaron Bastani argues that locally selecting Labour candidates is more democratic in principal and more effective politically.
Italy after the Referendum: Insurgents, Constitutions, Volatility On this week's show, James Butler interviews three experts on Italian politics, economics and history, asking how we should think about Renzi's defeat, and what's next for Italy. With David Broder, Lucia Pradella, and John Foot.
Dissecting Democracy: History of an Idea After a typical election in the UK , the government we get will be radically different from the government we vote for. As representative democracy sinks into crisis, it is high-time the UK questions its own political system and embraces real democracy.
How Did Tristram Hunt Get to Be an MP Anyway? Yesterday Tristram Hunt entertained a Progress fringe event with jokes about internal 'hit lists'. Such is Hunt's commitment to party democracy, he won't mind having the spotlight shone on the circumstances surrounding his own selection.
‘How Can I Deselect My Labour MP?’ A Short Guide to Reselection and Democratic Accountability With the gulf between the wishes of Labour MPs and Labour members only widening, it's little wonder people are beginning to whisper the 'D-word' in pursuit of democratic accountability.
I voted remain, but ignoring the outcome would be terrible for democracy 'One of the major fault lines of this referendum was a hatred of elites' James Butler on legal bids to overturn Brexit, and why this is toxic for democracy.
The Leave Campaign Couldn’t Care Less About Democracy The official Leave campaign claims to care about unelected eurocrats telling us what to do, but the toffs and millionaires who comprise the leadership have benefited most from the UK's own democratic deficit.
Why the left should vote to leave the EU Aaron Bastani gives his four reasons why the EU can't be relied upon for democracy, social justice and freedom.
Democracy: What are its Limits? On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss democracy and the limits of any politics which aims simply at democratic reform.
Cameron Cuts MPs While Boosting the Lords – What Price Democracy? In a bid to "cut the cost of politics" the government is reducing the number of MPs - conveniently redrawing constituencies along the way. Meanwhile Cameron has been inflating the Lords at great expense to the public purse and democratic oversight.
Terms of Engagement: Democracy Democracy is something we can all agree on. But what does it actually mean? James Butler looks at the many ways the word gets used politically and what it means to attempt to run a government or an organisation 'democratically'.
Who Runs Britain? On this week's show James Butler and Aaron Bastani ask who really holds power in Britain today?