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Unlock Democracy: Parties should consider ad ban
Unlock Democracy: Parties should consider ad ban

Unlock Democracy has supported suggestions by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears that billboard advertising of political parties should be scrapped. This follows Unlock Democracy’s research into the 2007 Scottish elections which suggests that advertising had almost no impact on turnout in elections. Unlock Democracy monitored the elections using 251 volunteers across Scotland, who made a note… Read more »

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Unlock Democracy: Party funding reform long overdue
Unlock Democracy: Party funding reform long overdue

Commenting on the latest revelations about David Abraham’s secret donations to the Labour Party, Director of Unlock Democracy Peter Facey said: “Following the collapse of the Hayden Phillips talks, we warned that there would be another major party funding scandal within five years. Even we were surprised to see one emerge within five weeks however…. Read more »