Hansard Society urges MPs to reach a speedy consensus on Wright Committee recommendations - Jan 21, 2010

Changes must be in place before election

The Hansard Society, the UK's leading non-partisan political research and education charity, welcomes today's announcement that the recommendations of the House of Commons Reform Committee (the Wright Committee) will be debated on February 23 - nearly two months after their publication - and urges MPs to reach a speedy consensus so changes can be in place before the election.

Reforms suggested by the Wright Committee, such as establishment of a business committee, enshrining a commitment to set up select committees within six weeks of Parliament returning, and elections for select committee chairs and members, have serious implications for the new Parliament. If they are not implemented before the general election, we run the risk of months of delay during which a new government, of whatever political persuasion, could escape effective parliamentary scrutiny.

Political parties must clarify plans for Citizenship Education, says Hansard Society - Jan 11, 2010

Election manifesto commitments needed

The Hansard Society, the UK's leading non-partisan political research and education charity, today welcomed the Speaker's Conference report on Parliamentary Representation and called on the political parties to come up with firm manifesto commitments to promote active citizenship and political literacy.

Teach us how to manage our money, say young people - January 6, 2010

11-18 year olds want more lessons on financial literacy to avoid future credit crunch

HeadsUp.org.uk

The young people using the HeadsUp online The Economy: What Went Wrong? forum expressed a sense of shock that adults had allowed the credit crunch to happen and thought it was important for their generation to learn from the situation to avoid the same thing happening in the future. They wanted more education from a young age, about economics and how to manage their personal finances.