Democratic Audit

Peter has worked in democratic reform, citizenship and participation for over 13 years and was previously Chief Executive of the British Youth Council. He is recognised as an expert in democratic reform and comments widely in the UK media. In the last two years he has given evidence to parliamentary committees on issues as diverse as devolution and decentralisation, lobbying and war powers.

Peter is currently Director of Unlock Democracy. He has a particular interest in elections and how to get more people involved in the political process. He was a member of the Independent Commission on Voting Methods which reported in 2002 and looked into internet, postal and electronic voting.