Peddlers of dangerous ideas regarding the constitution should be reminded of what was done in the name of a legislative majority under apartheid.
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The Democratic Alliance’s problems can be traced back to the politicisation of race, which has persisted even after the dawn of democracy in 1994.
The idea that the US is historically a free trading country is a myth. Here’s why that’s a good thing.
As the American colonists famously said: ‘No taxation without representation.’
Ireland was quick to elect a woman member of parliament, but it’s been slow going thereafter.
Not everyone won the vote in 1918, and not everyone is living their best life now.
Saudi Arabia is the most recent country to grant women the vote. Pakistan has some serious work to do. And Vatican City really needs to get with the programme.
The women’s suffrage campaign shows the advantages of petitioning, even when demands are rejected.
The effects of the Dublin insurrection went much further than Ireland.
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Pre-doctoral researcher, University of Glasgow
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Senior Lecturer in Modern Irish History, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Research Fellow, Leverhulme Trust Rethinking Petitions project, Durham University
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Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
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Professor of Renaissance Studies, University of Glasgow
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Barrister and Human Rights Lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University
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Professor Emeritus of Public Law, University of Cape Town
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