Integrity and Accountability in Politics: What Do the Public Want?

The Constitution Unit

Recent years have raised fundamental questions about how the UK’s democratic system functions: about the roles and characters of different institutions, about dangers of democratic ‘backsliding’, and about options for reform. Understanding public attitudes on such questions is vital, so the Constitution Unit’s Democracy in the UK after Brexit project is examining them in depth. This seminar explores the project’s latest findings, based on a major survey conducted in August/September 2022. It marks the publication in early March of the project’s third report.

Topics covered include the role of parliament, the future of the House of Lords, voting reform, the role of judges, and integrity in public life. During the seminar, key findings will be presented and discussed with leading experts.

Speakers:

Professor Alan Renwick, Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit

Professor Joe Tomlinson, Professor of Public Law, University of York

Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government

Professor Paula Surridge, Professor of Political Sociology, University of Bristol, and Deputy Director of UK in a Changing Europe

Chair: Professor Meg Russell, Director of the Constitution Unit.

Useful links:Democracy in the UK after Brexit project web pages