Tag: Andy Williamson
2015 was not an ‘internet election’ but both data and social tools did matter
Andy Williamson writes that while the 2015 General Election was not an internet election, it was an election where both data and social tools mattered. He looks back what can be learned from the digital campaigns in 2015 and predicts how these lessons are likely to shape the use of digital ahead of elections taking […]
The best of Democratic Audit’s 2015 coverage of Parliament and Parliamentary reform
2015 has been an eventful year as far as Parliament is concerned. Despite developments concerning the election, Committees, the House of Lords, party funding, and lobbying, the fundamentals of the system remain the same. Here, Democratic Audit provide the best of our coverage of parliament, parliamentary reform, and related issues. Similar PostsAudit 2017: How democratic […]
Implementing the recommendations of the Digital Democracy Commission: Where to now?
Last week saw a Westminster Hall debate to discuss the report of the Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy. Andy Williamson argues that while concrete steps are being taken to implement some of the recommendations, greater drive will be needed to create a coherent long-term programme for the digital modernisation of Parliament. Similar PostsDigital technology can […]
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