Tag: Sean Kippin
Euro elections – what will happen in London?
This week London will choose eight representatives in the European Parliament, with Labour expected to top the polls, overturning the Conservatives lead in 2009 despite recent signs of economic revival. Opinion polls suggest that London is the most pro-European region of the country, and its population is also quite multi-ethnic, more diverse and younger than […]
The Green Party’s Natalie Bennett on UKIP, political disengagement, and the European and local elections
In part two of her recent two-part interview with Democratic Audit’s Sean Kippin, Natalie Bennett, the Leader of the Green Party, talks about her experiences of party leadership from outside of Parliament or local government, May’s Local and European elections, youth political engagement, and the rise of UKIP. Similar PostsThe Leader of the Green Party, Natalie Bennett, […]
The Leader of the Green Party, Natalie Bennett, on fixing our broken politics
Democratic Audit’s Sean Kippin recently interviewed the leader of the Green Party Natalie Bennett in advance of a talk she was giving in the Palace of Westminster about the future for political reform. In part one of a two part interview, they discussed what needs to be done to modernise our political and constitutional arrangements, and […]
Interview: Ken Clarke on Western democracy, the press, and the longevity of our political leaders
In advance of a talk to the LSE Alumni Society, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer and current Minister without Portfolio Ken Clarke spoke to Democratic Audit’s Sean Kippin about where democracy, the press, and our public discourse have gone wrong. Similar PostsInterview: Shauneen Furlong on Canada’s slide from digital government pre-eminenceInterview part 2: Tim Bale on Ed Miliband’s […]
The Electoral Commission’s Jenny Watson on votes at 16, information for voters, and modernising our electoral infrastructure
The Electoral Commission is the public body responsible for regulating party and election finance and setting standards for UK elections. In the second part of a two part Q&A with Democratic Audit’s Sean Kippin, The organisation’s Chair, Jenny Watson discussed modernising our electoral infrastructure, the Electoral Commission’s remit, and the standard of electoral information availability. Similar PostsNHS […]
The Electoral Commission’s Jenny Watson on internet voting, electoral fraud, and Individual Voter Registration
The Electoral Commission is the public body responsible for regulating party and election finance and setting standards for UK elections. The organisation’s Chair, Jenny Watson, agreed to answer questions from Democratic Audit’s Sean Kippin on the prospects for moving voting online, recent allegations about the integrity of postal voting, and the concerns around the implementation of Individual Voter Registration […]
Book Review: The Confidence Trap: A History of Democracy from World War I to the Present by David Runciman
In David Runciman’s new book on the nature of democratic crisis, the author looks at a history of such events from the early 20th Century to today. In doing so, he makes the argument that democracy is good at ‘muddling through’ crises, but less good at the long-term planning which averts them. Sean Kippin argues that it is a useful […]
Lord Armstrong’s EU Bill Amendment shows the way forward for the framing of referendum questions
The Conservatives EU Referendum Bill fell in Committee stage in the House of Lords, meaning that there is likely to be no referendum on the statute book before the next election. During the Bill’s hearings, Lord Armstrong proposed an amendment to the wording of the proposed question, which took up the suggestions of Democratic Audit […]
Select committees are becoming increasingly significant, but show an enormous gender bias in their choice of witnesses
Select committees are now firmly established as an important part of our democratic architecture, making a bigger impression than ever before since the implementation of the 2010 Wright Committee reforms. But Democratic Audit research shows a staggering gender gap in the witnesses that provide them with oral evidence. While this is reflective of a set […]
100 things we learned about democracy in 2013: Part four
To mark the end of 2013, Democratic Audit has collected 100 of the most important, surprising and downright disturbing things we have learned about democracy this year. Here is part four of our list, covering everything from Parliamentary select committees to Cornish national identity. Similar Posts100 things we learned about democracy in 2013: Part three […]
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