The problem with single-issue voting

I have seen a couple of post and articles on single issue voting lately. Both came from an American perspective and both addressed the question

The winter of our disenfranchisement

So, it is official, this winter we will be getting another election. Fifteen years ago (or so), I was sat in university writing politics papers

Any democracy can change its mind, but are extra referenda more democratic?

It will not have escaped your notice that many are continuing to call for a second EU referendum. For a long time, that suggestion was

The one reason Labour will struggle in the election

As stated on the Guardian, here is the relevant passage from the BBC transcript in full where Jeremy Corbyn repeatedly refused to say if the

Hand-wringing while ignoring the elephant in the room: a word on the local elections

Several things made these particular local elections different to normal. For one, we have just come off the back of one of the most divisive

No, Tim Farron, the British public do not need a second referendum

Theresa May has today announced the triggering of Article 50, the beginning of the two-year negotiation period for leaving the European Union. You can read