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Global Parliament
UN General Assembly A series of programmes on the BBC looks at democracy in practice, and includes an opinion poll conducted in 15 countries around the world. (Read the survey here.) Naturally,...
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Parliaments and politics
Andrew Duff MEPFederal Union AGM and conference – 28 March 2009 Federal Union’s annual conference will look at two subjects: - The future agenda and role of the European Parliament - The case for a...
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The case for a global parliamentary assembly
Lord Archer of Sandwell Report from the Federal Union AGM The guest speaker for the afternoon session was Lord Archer of Sandwell QC, who had served a distinguished parliamentary career and had just...
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UN must change
United Nations Headquarters, view from the East River (picture Djmutex) Letter published in The Times, 24 September 2010 Sir, If the ability of the United Nations to deliver results is held back by the...
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No globalisation without representation
Richard Laming That the protestors outside St Paul’s cathedral are critical of global capitalism should not be surprise. Doesn’t everybody object to the way in which what was effectively gambling in...
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The case for global democracy
The Occupy London protest (picture Richard Symonds) Based on a talk by Richard Laming at the OccupyLSX camp at St Paul’s Cathedral, 11 December 2011 Before talking about the issue of global democracy,...
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Is the time right for a new world order?
Richard Laming The answer to the question in the title of this talk is of course, yes, the time is right, but I think you would like to hear a little more from me than that. I am here as chair of...
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The next head of the World Bank
Moisés Naím (picture moisesnaim.com) The World Bank needs a new manager. Robert Zoellick is leaving, so the search is on for a replacement. Tradition has it that the role is always filled by an...
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Manifesto for a global democracy (27 June 2012)
Fernando Iglesias (picture Matiaswww / Wikimedia Commons) Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 18:30 until 20:00 LSE, Clement House 2.02, click here for a map Daniele Archibugi, Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk, David...
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Emily Davison – a tribute
Emily Davison is struck by King George’s horse, Anmer, and knocked unconscious. She died four days later from a fractured skull. 4 June 1913 (picture Hulton / Wikimedia Commons) It was 100 years ago...
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Any institution needs its critics
Daniel Hannan MEP (picture Bastin) In the furore about reported failings in the National Health Service recently, Daniel Hannan MEP remarked that: Any organisation that is treated as being beyond...
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International Meeting on a UN Parliamentary Assembly 2013 (16-17 October 2013)
Organized by the Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly in collaboration with the Union of European Federalists Hosted in the European Parliament in Brussels by the Members of the European Parliament...
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Democracy Without Borders – What Might This Look Like? (24 October 2013)
Global democracy now! We have many global problems – from the wrecking of our life-supporting ecosystems to the failure to protect human rights, a lack of regulation of global markets and financial...
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Imagining global democracy
Becky Luff and Oded Gilad make their opinion clear: world parliament now An interesting discussion last night about the idea of a world parliament. If democracy is a fundamental principle of how...
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Activists in 54 cities in six continents take action for a global parliament
Demonstrators near Bethlehem on the West Bank * As UN democratic legitimacy shattered – people take to the streets in 27 countries. 1000 Parliamentarians worldwide as well as UN Independent expert on...
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The case for global democracy
The Occupy London protest (picture Richard Symonds) Based on a talk by Richard Laming at the OccupyLSX camp at St Paul’s Cathedral, 11 December 2011 Before talking about the issue of global democracy,...
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Is the time right for a new world order?
Richard Laming The answer to the question in the title of this talk is of course, yes, the time is right, but I think you would like to hear a little more from me than that. I am here as chair of...
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The next head of the World Bank
Moisés Naím (picture moisesnaim.com) The World Bank needs a new manager. Robert Zoellick is leaving, so the search is on for a replacement. Tradition has it that the role is always filled by an...
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Manifesto for a global democracy (27 June 2012)
Fernando Iglesias (picture Matiaswww / Wikimedia Commons) Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 18:30 until 20:00 LSE, Clement House 2.02, click here for a map Daniele Archibugi, Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk, David...
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Emily Davison – a tribute
Emily Davison is struck by King George’s horse, Anmer, and knocked unconscious. She died four days later from a fractured skull. 4 June 1913 (picture Hulton / Wikimedia Commons) It was 100 years ago...
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