Voices of the People summarises and analyses a decade of regular polls on constitutional issues, undertaken under the auspices of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Truse, which reveal the people to be more radical democrats than the political classes - big majorities in favour of a written constitution, freedom of information, proportional representation in parliamentary elections, a largely elected House of Lords, an expanded Bill of Rights and greater decentralisation of power. In addition, there is a widespread distrust of government and ongoing concern over 'sleaze'. A mine of information about public attitudes to constitutional issues over the last decade, and a cogent commentary ont hose attitudes and what they imply for the future of reform, Voices of the People is essential reading for political anoraks and the chattering classes - and for the people themselves.
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Höhe: 189 mm
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978-1-84275-134-3 (9781842751343)
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Patrick Dunleavy is Professor of Government at the London School of Econoics. Helen Margetts is Director of the School of Public Policy at University College, London. Trevor Smith (Lord Smith of Clifton) is former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ulster and was Chairman of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust from 1987 to 1999. Stuart Weir is an author, journalist, broadcaster and academic. A former editor of the New Statesman and a founder member of Charter88, he is currently Professor of Government and Head of the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex. He is the Director of Democratic Audit.
