Lunchtime list for 23 May 2010

Here are the articles and web pages the Talk Issues team recommend today:

• How proportional is PR for Black and ethnic minority people? – Dr Omar Khan from the Runnymede Trust considers the impact of AV and proportional representation on BME representation. (Left Foot Forward)
• Local collaboration will be even more necessary in the tough times ahead | Matthew Taylor’s blog – Matthew Taylor from the RSA discusses the challenge of the new Government’s policies for local councils. The financial squeeze will force councils to get much better at collaboration in their local areas.