In every election, we choose who we want in Parliament based on the list of people running for office. Each party presents their candidates but do the parties vet them first? And what should they filter for? This article explains why parties should vote for tech-savvy candidates. Background We all vote for the candidates on…

During my sabbatical last year I had plenty of time to think about my election campaign. It’s easy to say I failed because I didn’t win a seat in the European Parliament but what did I gain from the experience? ? This article outlines the top 10 lessons I learned from running an election campaign…

We’ve heard how government employs opposition MPs. We also heard how government backbenchers are on the government’s payroll. Both these cases are problems for democracy. They’re also the same problem, even if they seem different. This article explains why they’re identical, why this is a problem and how we can start to fix this. Jobs…

After contesting the European Parliament election last year, I announced I was going to take a sabbatical from politics. This was the right thing to do. This article explains why it was necessary, what I learned, and how I’m going to reboot things. The aftermath of the election Monday 27 May For the first time…