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Manifestos outside the big two parties: Putting democracy on the agenda

Last week we looked at the sections of the Labour and Conservative manifestos that touched on democracy-related issues. This week, we turn our attention to the other parties that are standing candidates in virtually all...

Posted 19 Jun 2024

Labour manifesto: Encouraging first steps – but we need to address rock bottom trust in politics

This week we had startling and deeply concerning news about the state of our democracy. A study from the National Centre for Social Research concluded that: ‘All in all, it appears that people’s trust in...

Posted 13 Jun 2024

Conservative manifesto: Missing pledges to improve our democracy

The launch of the Conservative manifesto yesterday was conspicuously light on democratic policy with little mention by way of reforms desperately needed to strengthen our democracy. Voter ID Policy The Conservatives made only one proposal...

Posted 13 Jun 2024