7 May 2015: Issue 1
Week in Brief
Comment
Democracy under siege by John Watson
Manipulation of the electoral system is not restricted abuses of the type identified by the Election Court as having occurred in Tower Hamlets. Parliament should look to its own processes.
Saudi Arabia and Yemen by Neil Tidmarsh
Just what is this building up to?
Election pledges are out of hand by John Watson
As the pledges get more and more foolish one can only hope that the new administration will not feel bound by them.
Features
Fading icons: the stuffing is pulled out of the national trust by R J Thomas
The National Trust is torn between its conservancy role and a more populist approach
Wolf Whistles by Lynda Goetz
Bringing a Spanish perspective to bear on the Poppy Smart case
Princesses, Peerages and Primogeniture by Serena Sinclair
Should the abolition of primogeniture be extended to the aristocracy?
Crossword
Go to the Crossword – Fit your brain round this.
