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November 27, 2018

Nearly two thirds of public believe politics is in need of radical change

The majority of the British public believes that “the old way of doing politics no longer works” and “radical change” is needed, according to polling by YouGov for Unlock Democracy.
October 23, 2018

Unlock Democracy calls for inquiry into police delay in investigatng Leave campaigns

Campaigners have called on the Chair of the Justice Select Committee to open an inquiry into why the Metropolitan Police have delayed their investigation into alleged criminal activity by organisations that campaigned to leave the EU.
October 19, 2018

Call for inquiry into police delay in investigating Leave campaigners

Campaigners call on Chair of the Justice Select Committee to open an inquiry into why the Metropolitan Police have delayed their investigation into alleged criminal activity by organisations that campaigned to leave the EU.
September 12, 2018

Lobbyists are Brexit's biggest beneficiaries, say campaigners

A new pamphlet details how Brexit has been a boon to lobbyists working behind the scenes to influence the process. Lobbyists are getting a Brexit dividend.
June 9, 2018

EU Withdrawal Bill amendment 'tears the heart out of Parliament's meaningful vote'

Unlock Democracy says the Government wants to reduce Parliament to little more than a rubber stamp.
March 28, 2018

For Vote Leave, 'breaking electoral law may have been a price worth paying'

Unlock Democracy is calling for an urgent and immediate overhaul of electoral law and extended powers for the Electoral Commission, in light of allegations that Vote Leave has broken electoral law.
May 12, 2017

Unlock Democracy criticises CPS on election expenses

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced that no charges will be brought against Conservative Party candidates or agents relating to election expenses during the 2015 General Election campaign.
October 11, 2014

Unlock Democracy launches 'real recall' for MPs report

Unlock Democracy has published a report recommending that voters, not a UK parliamentary committee, be given the power to recall their MP.
January 30, 2014

Lobbying Bill 'a huge blow to democracy', say political reformers

Political reform group Unlock Democracy has called the Lobbying Bill, which will now become law in the UK, "a huge blow to democracy".
January 12, 2014

Reformers say corporate lobbyists being let off the hook

While charities and unions would be hamstrung by the Lobbying Bill, big money lobbyists will be virtually untouched, say political reformers.