Welcome to the Democratic Audit
Democratic Audit is an independent research organisation which audits democracy and human rights in the UK. We have a small core team of staff and associates and draw on a wider network of scholars, lawyers and others. Our core costs are grant-funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.
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PublicationsDemocratic Audit has published a wide range of books, reports and briefings since the early 1990s. Use our searchable database to locate our current and past publications.
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Liverpool's mayoral election 'censorship' rowStuart Wilks-Heeg on the row over claims that Liverpool's Returning Officer is 'censorsing' election addresses for the Liverpool mayoral elections on 3 May.
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Lords reform: the problem of piecemeal constitutional amendmentDr. Andrew Blick asks if we can ever agree how to reform the Lords if we don't even agree what the UK constitution comprises or how to change it.
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Corporate power and democracyDavid Beetham's update on recent events since we published his report on corporate power and democracy in Britain in July 2011.
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- 14 May 2012 - The Guardian: Caroline Lucas and Green party have Lib Dems in their sights
- 09 May 2012 - BBC Radio Merseyside: Stuart Wilks-Heeg discusses the Queen's Speech with Tony Snell on his breakfast show
- 05 May 2012 - Daily Telegraph: If local elections result was repeated in 2015, Labour would be in power
- 04 May 2012 - Daily Telegraph: Local elections: Labour on course to win 2015 election if result is repeated
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- 18 October 2011 - Who Governs Merseyside: Results of the Public Vote: Merseyside residents were invited to vote either following our well-attended first event on 'Who ...
- 21 September 2011 - Who Governs Merseyside? Event and Briefing Paper: Update: 7 October 2011 - the public vote on how has the power to shape public policy on Merseysid...
- 26 July 2011 - Corporate and Financial Dominance in Britain’s Democracy: "In this compelling and unmissable analysis, David Beetham has expertly outlined how and why demo...
- 06 June 2011 - Democratic Audit modelling of boundary changes: Democratic Audit has modelled how constituency boundaries could change using the new rules contai...
