John Strafford is a political commentator, writer and historian; author of Our Fight for Democracy. John has a long political history of activism (leading the Conservative campaign for Yes to AV) and has been an active member of the political community through out the decades - with regular Newsnight,Today,and World at One appearances. Contact me at: johnstrafford@btinternet.com
Pages
- Home
- "Our Fight for Democracy"
- Index of book
- Preface of "Our Fight for Democracy"
- Book - Order Form
- Introduction - The Meaning of Democracy
- Roman Britain to Magna Carta - 1215
- Parliament to the Divine Right of Kings 1216 to 1603
- Monarchy to a Republic and back 1603-1685
- Bill of Rights to the American War of Independence - 1685 to 1780
- Pitt the Younger to Catholic Emancipation - 1780 to 1830
- The Great Reform Act and its aftermath - 1830 to 1860
- The Second Reform Act to the end of the Century 1860 to 1900
- The Twentieth Century - Votes for women at last - 1900 to 1928
- Constitutional Crisis to the present - 1929 to date
- Conclusions
- The Institutions and other aspects of Democracy - Local Government, Assemblies
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Democracy in the Tory Party - Episode 3 - The Leadership Election of William Hague
Shows how Party members got One member One Vote in the Tory Party Leadership elections
Monday, February 19, 2018
Democracy in the Tory Party - Episode 2 - "The Major Years"
At a time when Party funding became a crisis. How did Party members re-act? See "The Major Years" to find out.
Friday, February 2, 2018
Democracy in the Tory Party - Episode 1 Part 2 Northern Ireland after the vote.
What happened in Northern Ireland after the vote at the Party Conference to allow the people of Northern Ireland to be members of the Conservative Party
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