| Author (Person) | Quirk, Alex |
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| Publisher | UCL: The Constitution Unit |
| Series Title | Blog |
| Series Details | 06.12.16 |
| Publication Date | 16/08/2017 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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On 22 November 2016 the Constitution Unit and the Committee on Standards in Public Life hosted a joint seminar on ‘The Role of Referendums in the UK’. Bringing together eminent speakers from across academia, the media, government, and elsewhere, the seminar examined possible problems with the conduct of referendums in the UK, focusing particularly on two issues: how to ensure high-quality information; and how to maintain balance during the campaign. In this, the first of two posts on the event, Alex Quirk outlines the discussions on the first of these areas. In August 2017 the Constitution Unit launched an Independent Commission on Referendums, to review the role of referendums in UK democracy and consider how the rules and practice could be improved. The Commission’s members represented a range of political opinions, with expertise extending across all major UK referendums of recent years. |
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| Source Link | https://constitution-unit.com/2016/12/06/the-role-of-referendums-in-the-uk-the-question-of-information/ |
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| Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |
