Hansard Society at the Festival of Politics

Women at the Top: Where next for Women in Politics? Dr Ruth Fox (Hansard Society) in conversation with Joyce MacMillan (The Scotsman)

Listen to a recording of the event here                                                                                                    Read The Guardian newspaper's comments here

The Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales have been international beacons of progress in establishing higher levels of representation for women in politics. But at the 2007 elections there was a decline in the number of women elected and it's feared it could be worse still in 2011. After the recent general election campaign in which female politicians had such a low profile, we discussed what the future holds for women in politics.

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Where do young people get their political news?  Michael Raftery Director of Citizenship and Education, Hansard Society

Listen to a recording of the event here

With newspaper sales declining and readership growing ever older, where do young people obtain information about, and discuss politics? Have blogs and social networks become the political forums of choice for the under 25s? This lively and interactive event pitted ‘old' against ‘new' media in discussing which is most relevant in forming young people's political perspectives.

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Engaging Politics? Chair: Dr Ruth Fox (Hansard Society), Alex Fergusson MSP, Jim Hood MP, Peter MacMahon  (The Scotsman), Prof Charlie Jeffrey (Institute of Governance), and Peter Kellner (YouGov)

Watch on BBC Parliament, 10.30am Wednesday 8th September (Directly before PMQs)