Tag: Matt Korris
Meaningful scrutiny, or a PR stunt? Experts respond to Ed Miliband’s proposal for a ‘Public PMQs’
Is Ed Miliband’s idea for a “public Prime Minister’s Questions” a good one? Following on from part one of our ‘Ask the Experts’ piece, we asked the Hansard Society’s Matt Korris, Huddersfield University’s Andy Mycock, and Christina Leston-Bandeira to join Democratic Audit’s Sean Kippin in giving their view on whether this is a public relations […]
Lighting the touch-paper: increasing MPs’ pay
MPs’ pay remains a highly controversial issue, despite the establishment of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority in the wake of the expenses scandal. Recent IPSA proposals to increase pay have sparked fierce reaction. Matt Korris of the Hansard Society argues that pay needs to be based on a dispassionate assessment of the work of MPs, but […]
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