Hansard Society welcomes further talks on televised leaders' debate - July 30, 2009
The Hansard Society, the UK's leading non-partisan political research and education charity, welcomes further talks on televised Leaders' Debates and believes such events encourage public engagement with politics.
Fiona Booth, Chief Executive of the Hansard Society, commented:
‘As a result of Lord Mandelson's comments yesterday we are encouraged to hear that serious consideration is being given by the Parties, to participate in a televised Leaders' Debate. The Hansard Society has long supported such debates and was responsible for organising the first ever televised Speaker Hustings held in June.'
For more information please contact Kate Egglestone on 020 7438 1210 or k.egglestone@hansard.lse.ac.uk
Editors' Notes
The Hansard Society is the UK's leading non-partisan political research and education charity which exists to strengthen parliamentary democracy and encourage greater public involvement in politics. www.hansardsociety.org.uk
The Hansard Society has published two papers, Televised Leaders' Debates, 1997 and Televised Leaders' Debates Revisited, 2001.
The Hansard Society held the first ever Speaker Hustings in Parliament on June 15. It was streamed live on the BBC news website.