Articles
Where to make change
The ALL team and guest contributors give you
their thoughts on some of the critical issues of the day.
Labour’s Third Age
The Author is an ALL council member and a democracy campaignerI do not subscribe to the Fourth Turning Theory, which argues that social history comes in four distinct cycles that repeat or rhyme with their historical counterparts' ad infinitum. Though I agree history...
Taxing extreme wealth
Taxing extreme wealth is much discussed and high on the agendas of progressive organisations. But why is this? Wealth taxes of some form or another have been around for well over a century but today governments concentrate on taxing working income and company profits,...
The Labour-Tory Duopoly
The Author is an ALL council member and a democracy campaignerAs a long time electoral reformer I draw conclusions from votes cast rather than seats won I find it continually bemusing that the media-political class pay no mind to the votes cast for each party. The...
The Paradox of Political Parties
The Author has been involved in politics for decades, including as an independent councillor for many years. It is a moot point whether our political system has created the political parties we have or whether they have created the system under which they thrive. As...
Apathy and the State of Britain
Britain is in turmoil: nothing seems to work as it should and old values are falling to the wayside. How did we fall so fast? We find ourselves in an era of political turbulence in Britain. Nothing works as it should. Old principles from figures like Nolan and Reith...
The Argument for Good Faith
The Author was a former British diplomat.Zoom in on the human race. As individuals, we all rely on good faith all the time. Every arrangement we make with someone else, every purchase we make, and every contract we agree to depends on both parties acting in good...