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IF what is left of democracy in the United States goes, will that threaten political freedom here and around the world? Probably not. It might even do the opposite.

WOULDN’T this country be a better place if the politicians in the new government ignore their differences and work for the good of the nation? Despite a chorus we hear today, it would not.

IF politicians who call themselves democrats do not hear those who elected them, they should not be surprised when voters threaten democracy by turning their back on them.

The apartheid government’s negotiators in the 1990s must be thrilled that one of their chief ploys is being wheeled out in bargaining over the coalition government –ironically by some of those they then hoped to undermine. In both cases, the aim is to devalue the people’s voice.

SOMETIMES, politicians who are trying to solve their own problems may help us to solve ours. There is a way in which the coalition government might do exactly that.

WHEN IS a coalition not a coalition? When you call it a government of national unity.

THE future of party politics has arrived , brought to us by the past. And its arrival is a call to action for people who want a fairer and freer society.

THE future of party politics has arrived , brought to us by the past. And its arrival is a call to action for people who want a fairer and freer society.

WHAT some of us have seen as the most dramatic change of this election season is really a sign of how much remains the same.

IF most of us plan to vote on May 29 only if we can find a party which really speaks for us, it may make sense to stay at home. If we look instead for a choice which might prevent harm and perhaps do some good, the vote becomes a smart option.