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
Monday, March 26, 2018
Tory Party Democracy - Episode 6 - Party Funding under William Hague
There were differences of opinion with regards to Party Funding. Should there be a cap on it? What about democratic accountability. How was it resolved?
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Tory Party Democracy - Episode 5 - The selection and re-selection of Candidates
See how Michael Heseltine gets annoyed. The decline & fall of Jeffrey Archer, and how we got secret ballots.
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Tory Party Democracy - Episode 4 - The Birth of the Conservative Party Constitution
This video shows how the Conservative Party came about. Before this the Conservative Party as a whole had no legal existence!
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