Building democracy reconsidered
In Critical Mass Issue 6 I argued that proportional representation was not the democratic advance many of its advocates suggest. My critique, and it is not the first time I’ve…
Shock! Capitalism wins Japan General Election
Defying expectations Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appears to have led his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to victory in the country's General Election.
Can PR save democracy
With the news that Unite the Union have voted to endorse proportional representation (PR) for parliamentary elections the British left have, once again, started to get excited about the prospects…