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HomeThe UK’s Changing Democracy: The 2018 Democratic AuditOur workDemocratic DashboardPast reports and publicationsThe 2017 Audit of UK DemocracyThe 2012 AuditDemocratic engagement in the local NHSEngaging young voters with enhanced election informationThe creation of an English Public Services Ombudsman: mapping a way forwardParliamentary select committees: who gives evidence?Should the UK lower the voting age to 16?The Political Inclusion of Young CitizensTransitioning to a new Scottish stateCorporate power and democracyElectoral reformParliamentParty fundingQuangosWho governs Merseyside?About Democratic AuditDemocratic Audit UK staffDemocratic Audit TrusteesResourcesFind my representativesLocal government in the United KingdomFreedom of informationGuide to electoral systemsAudits worldwideBy Democratic Audit UK14/07/20200 CommentsRead More →Electoral officials need more money to run elections during Covid-19Erik Asplund, Toby James and Alistair Clark audit the additional costs countries are facing to run safe and accessible elections during the Covid-19 pandemic. They argue it is vital that election management is sufficiently well funded during this crisis to maintain voter participation and trust in electoral outcomes.Posted in: Elections and electoral systems, Extending human and civic rightsBy Democratic Audit UK18/06/20202 CommentsRead More →The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed why we urgently need to re-imagine democracyClodagh Harris and Ian Hughes argue that, as established democracies face numerous short- and long-term crises, we must re-imagine democratic institutions to be more inclusive, participatory and deliberative. Only then can democracies resist the threat of increasingly despotic leaders and tackle global threats, including the climate crisis.Posted in: Covid-19 and democracy, Deliberative democracyBy Democratic Audit UK12/05/20200 CommentsRead More →If there is a public inquiry into Covid-19, what will it look like?Nick Dickinson draws on previous inquiries to discuss what a public one into the Covid-19 crisis may look like. He concludes that, while an inquiry into the government’s response may be necessary for evaluating what went right and what went wrong, an inquiry should nonetheless not be seen as inevitable nor the most useful way to provide accountability.Posted in: Achieving accountable government, Covid-19 and democracyBy Democratic Audit UK09/05/20200 CommentsRead More →Book Review | Peter Shore: Labour’s Forgotten Patriot by Kevin Hickson, Jasper Miles and Harry TaylorIn Peter Shore: Labour’s Forgotten Patriot, Kevin Hickson, Jasper Miles and Harry Taylor looks back at the ‘lost Eurosceptic tradition’ within the Labour Party’s history by examining the life of the largely neglected front-rank politician, Peter Shore. This skillfully crafted and revealing biography not only reappraises Shore’s career, but uses this as a lens to examine salient issues in the historical development of the Labour Party, writes Patrick Diamond.Posted in: Book reviews, Labour partyBy Democratic Audit UK07/05/20200 CommentsRead More →The case of Catalonia: understanding the political use of de facto independence referendumsIndependence referendums are comparatively rare – and even more so when conducted without the approval of the relevant central government. Jaume López and Marc Sanjaume-Calvet assess the case of Catalonia in 2017, and how the differing strategic priorities and culture of Spanish and Catalonian governments led to the referendum, repressive counter-measures and resulting stalemate.Posted in: Elections and electoral systemsBy Democratic Audit UK01/05/20200 CommentsRead More →How Private Members’ legislation improved local government social valueChris Game assesses the efficacy of one of Parliament’s most antiquated procedures, the Private Members’ Bill, and finds that, though they have proliferated to little effect, in some notable cases, including local government procurement, they have instigated considerable reform.Posted in: ParliamentBy Democratic Audit UK29/04/20200 CommentsRead More →It is time for automatic voter registration in the UKAhead of each UK election, there is a rush to get people registered to vote, and confusion about who is already registered. In a new report Toby James and Paul Bernal set out how to improve the system while protecting data privacy, through automatic or assisted voter registration, and so widen access to democratic participation.Posted in: Elections and electoral systemsBy Democratic Audit UK27/04/20200 CommentsRead More →Bedding down, treading water and taking two steps forward: gender equality and the 2019–20 House of Commons select committee electionsStephen Holden Bates, Stephen McKay and Mark Goodwin assess the gender balance on the newly elected select committees, and their chairs, and find there have been clear improvements in some areas. However, further progress cannot be assumed, and they recommend Parliament considers more reforms to improve representation within its committee system.Posted in: ParliamentBy Democratic Audit UK23/04/20201 CommentsRead More →Covid-19 lockdowns: early evidence suggests political support and trust in democracy has increasedMaking use of cross-country European survey data that was fielded both before and after Covid-19 lockdowns were implemented, André Blais, Damien Bol, Marco Giani and Peter Loewen find that support for the incumbent leader, support for government in general, and trust in democracy have all increased in the short term.Posted in: Covid-19 and democracyBy Democratic Audit UK22/04/20200 CommentsRead More →Covid-19 is increasing the divide in life chances between rich and poorLee Elliot Major and Stephen Machin propose reforms and urgent actions to tackle economic and educational inequalities in the UK.Posted in: Covid-19 and democracy, Extending human and civic rightsNext Page »The UK’s Changing Democracy: The 2018 Democratic AuditDemocratic DashboardSubscribe to Blog via Email My TweetsLike us on FacebookLike us on FacebookPopular postsHow undemocratic is the House of Lords?How well does the UK’s democracy protect human rights and civil liberties?How effective are the Commons’ two committee systems at scrutinising government policy-making?Funding Democratic Audit's core funding is provided by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. 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