In United Kingdompolitics ,the New Politics Network is an independent political and campaigning think tank, concerned specifically with issues relating to democratic renewal and popular participation in politics. It works with a wide range of groups and individuals to provide a forum to look at emerging ideas in society. Its goal is to provide an independent and innovative debate on the future of politics.
The Network was created in December1999. It was established following the winding up of Democratic Left. Democratic Left was the legal successor organisation to the Communist Party of Great Britain
Unlike its predecessor the Network is politically independent and is committed to working across the political spectrum. To this end the Network has worked with individuals from all the main political parties and is committed to continuing to do so.
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The Network organised Tacticalvoter.net (http://www.tacticalvoter.net) during the 2001 General Election. It received extensive media coverage and it is accepted that tacticalvoter.net changed the result in two seats, Cheadle and Dorset South. The site also successfully showed the weakness of the present voting system.
Cleanpolitix.com (http://www.cleanpolitix.com) is a database driven information resource. It contains listings of all major political donations (data from the Electoral Commission as well as biographies on the donors and an archive of party funding stories and background information.)
The Network is a member of the Make Votes Count (http://www.makevotescount.org.uk/) (campaign for proportional representation) and Votes at 16 (http://www.votesat16.org.uk/) coalitions.
The Network is currently working on a number of initiatives with Charter88, including Elect the Lords, a campaign for democratic reform of the House of Lords.
Links
New Politics Network (http://www.new-politics.net)
Following the defeat of Segolene Royal in the French presidential elections in June, the third successive defeat for the Parti Socialiste, Policy Network's head of communications and programmes, Mark Day, reports on two initiatives attempting to revive the fortunes of the French left, with implications for the future of social democracy in Europe as a whole.
Policy Network is recruiting for a new director.
Policy Network will be holding a seminar in Bratislava to debate the impact of enlargement on the European social model.
In United Kingdom politics, the NewPoliticsNetwork is an independent political and campaigning think tank, concerned specifically with issues relating to democratic renewal and popular participation in politics.
The Network organised Tacticalvoter.net during the 2001 General Election, although it was not involved with the 2005 campaign of the same name.
The Network is currently working on a number of initiatives with Charter88, including Elect the Lords, a campaign for democratic reform of the House of Lords.
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