Jim Travers
One of Canada’s best political journalists, Jim Travers, passed away today. To get a sense of the man, I leave you with this link to an award-winning column he wrote in 2009. The quiet unravelling of Canadian democracy Related Posts:On responsible mediaMinority assumptionsThe media and oral questionsPrivilege, the press, the law and the InternetThe perils [...]
On political polling
I’ve noted with interest that polling in the UK is a much more frequent occurrence than it is in Canada. The excellent UK Polling Report site keeps a running tally of the latest voting intentions. If you look at the chart in the right side bar, you’ll notice that polls are released almost daily by [...]
Does looking competent matter?
As a sort of follow-up to my earlier post about the research study that found that right-wing candidates were judged to be better looking and also more successful at the ballot box, I came across a short article in a back issue of New Scientist that posits that the more competent looking candidate is the [...]
More thoughts on AV from down under
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