Steven Friedman

We should give political parties more money

Opinion Steven Friedman - 8 Nov 2020

If supporters do it for democracy — and not to gain favour — then it needn’t be secret

Material change to electoral system remains elusive

Opinion Steven Friedman - 26 Jun 2020

Expectations that the Constitutional Court’s recent ruling on independent candidates may give the majority of voters a stronger voice are premature and largely unwarranted

Government’s Covid-19 science mask is slipping

Coronavirus Steven Friedman - 10 May 2020

The government’s professed reliance on science to justify its response to the pandemic reveals both its overconfidence and its insecurities about getting citizens to cooperate