Democratic Audit UK

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LSE-based Democratic Audit blogs and reports on the state of democracy and freedom in the UK and globally. | See also @democraticdash

London School of Economics democraticaudit.com Joined November 2010

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Democratic Audit UK @democraticaudit Nov 16, 2020

Our book “The UK’s Changing Democracy” covers elections, parties, parliament, cabinet, civil service, devolution, local government & policies with 34 top authors.
It’s free to get the whole book or any chapter. press.lse.ac.uk/site/books/e/1…
Many thanks to 18,000+ downloaders so far

Democratic Audit UK @democraticaudit Aug 2, 2021

Votes at 16 in Wales: both a historic event and a long-term process that requires a commitment to supporting young people’s democratic education
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…

blogs.lse.ac.uk Votes at 16 in Wales: both a historic event and a long-term process that requires a commitment to... Tom Loughran, Andy Mycock, and Jon Tonge reflect on the key lessons that can be drawn from the process of lowering the voting age in Wales, identify features that were unique to the Welsh context,...

Democratic Audit UK @democraticaudit May 12, 2021

Mandatory voter ID would dangerously undermine UK democracy | Jess Garland theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

www.theguardian.com Mandatory voter ID would dangerously undermine UK democracy | Jess Garland The best electoral systems are the most inclusive. This government plan will lock out many legitimate voters, says Dr Jess Garland of the Electoral Reform Society

Democratic Audit UK @democraticaudit Feb 18, 2021

Requiring voter ID in British elections suggests the government is adopting US ‘voter suppression’ tactics democraticaudit.com/2019/10/16/req…

Democratic Audit UK @democraticaudit Dec 2, 2020

Boris Johnson able to call early election under proposed new law bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…