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According to the court, a rogue prosecutor is somehow more dangerous to US rule of law than a rogue commander-in-chief

Younger Mongolians helped deliver a setback to the ruling party in last week’s parliamentary elections after three decades of democracy but it’s unclear if the country is headed for a major changes

Not everyone in the UK makes use of their right to vote

Youngsters marched for Millfields Community School’s Democracy Week

Let’s celebrate a democracy that once was – but not what it now is

Although tonight we are promised the exciting spectacle of democracy in full vigour, throwing off the fever of the last few weeks, we must admit the campaign itself has been rather unhealthy. Nonsense has been spouted. Policy has been under-discussed. Sir Ed Davey has felt obliged to court attention by…

It is no coincidence that ever more extreme politics has come at a time of ever more extreme weather

The right of everyone to have a say on development is at the heart of modern urban planning. But as homes become ever more expensive, questions are being asked about whether it is OK to oppose housing developments in cities. Battlelines are being drawn between so-called NIMBYs – people who…

Editorial: In a volatile and cynical age, the availability of peaceful regime change by the ballot box cannot be taken for granted