Katie Ghose Articles

What is the role of referendums in our democracy? For some, referendums are a means for demagogues to undermine parliamentary sovereignty. For others, they are a vital exercise in engaging citizens on crucial constitutional issues that cannot be settled by parties...

On 7 May, some odd things happened. Labour’s vote went up by 1.5 per cent - and they lost 26 seats. That’s a 10 per cent decrease. At the same time, the Conservatives’ share of the vote rose by less than one per cent, while their number of seats went up by eight per...

The amount of interest, passion and debate sparked in Scotland by the independence referendum has been completely unprecedented. For those of us who believe that politics should be a part of everyone’s lives (and that voter disengagement threatens to undermine the...

Most of us know where we stand on the economy, welfare and jobs, but political and constitutional reform is often treated like the uninvited guest at a party. From the alternative vote to House of Lords reform, debates about democracy have proved deeply divisive or...