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  • Referendums: The voice of the people or the tyranny of the vocal?

    What is the purpose of referendums? Does the result really represent the people? And are they effective? These were a few of the issues discussed at a packed debate in the Portcullis House in Westminster on 3rd May 2011, just 36 hours before the UK's first nationwide referendum since 1975. With a...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 05-04-2011
  • The 8th Audit of Political Engagement

    The eighth Audit of Political Engagement was launched on March 30 in Parliament. The Audit series provides a statistical context to everyday speculation about the state of political engagement. In doing so, the Audits indicate the degree to which attitudes and behaviour change year-on-year and allows...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 03-31-2011
  • Has Devolution Delivered for Women? - Discussion event

    Listen to the introduction to the pamphlet and speakers Listen to Wendy Alexander MSP Listen to Dr. Fiona Mackay (University of Edinburgh) Listen to Leslie Riddoch See some photos Audience contribution audio will follow shortly. An event to discuss the Hansard Society & British Council's new...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 05-26-2010
  • Twitter: Communication tool or pointless vanity?

    Wednesday October 21, 6.30pm Portcullis House, Westminster. Last night Iain Dale, Kerry McCarthy MP, Jo Swinson MP and Andrew Walker, joined the Hansard Society in a brilliantly entertaining debate on Twitter: Communication Tool or Pointless Vanity? The panel addressed a packed room in Portcullis House...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 10-22-2009
  • Parliamentary Reform: The Route from Here to There.

    Parliamentary Reform: The Route from Here to There. A Speech by the Speaker of the House of Commons Thursday 24th September, 2009 The Rt. Hon John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, gave a speech yesterday to a sizeable and eager Hansard Society audience at Portcullis House in Westminster. The...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 09-25-2009
  • Launch of the Audit of Political Engagement 6

    The sixth Audit of Political Engagement was launched today in Parliament to a full house. The MPs who spoke at the evnt had varying views on how best to engage the public with politics and the 'Obama effect' in the UK: Shahid Malik MP said that democratic governments must govern in the interests...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 04-01-2009
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