Press

House of Cronies

18th July 2003

Constitution changed, put it in writing...

18th June 2003

Charter88 regret to announce the death of Paul Hirst, Chairman of our Executive board

18th June2003

Regional Government or Branches of Whitehall?

16th June2003

Constitution Ministry welcomed

13th June2003

Press Conference - 5 democractic tests for Europe

23rd May 2003

Human Rights Act to be undermined by ID Card Proposals

23rd May 2003

Government must seize the initiative on Lords reform

9th May 2003

Local Elections

2nd May 2003

Taming Globalisation

2nd May 2003

A new town fair: what happens to the local economy under globalisation?

2nd May 2003

Don't hang democracy out to dry

1st April 2003

Situations vacant - only hereditaries need apply

24th March 2003

Completing the reform

21st February 2003

'Substantial Risks' attached to Entitlement Card scheme

14th February 2003

Poll shows public reject appointed upper chamber

22nd January 2003

David Blunkett entertains Big Brother

15th January 2003

APG meeting

15th January 2003

David Blunkett speaks in Sheffield on citizenship

13th January 2003

Lords Reform meeting

8th January 2003

House of Lords Reform does not go far enough

11th December 2002

Open government for Sheffield

6th December 2002

Aspects of Citizenship Conference

22nd November 2002

Commons reform welcomed

30th October 2002

Who's democracy is it anyway?

30th October 2002

The future of democracy

30th October 2002

Young people get their say at party conferences

20th September 2002

Proposals for more efficient and relevant Commons welcomed

5th September 2002

A House of Commons for the 21st century?

4th September 2002

UK Parliament is not bound by Europe on death penalty

21st August 2002

'None of the above' won't solve the abstention issue

14th August 2002

No war without consent

9th August 2002

ID Cards: Licence to snoop

3rd July 2002

Reshuffle is good move for Region, Local Government and Elections

29th May 2002

Lords reform campaign success

22nd May 2002

Announcement paves way for Lords Reform

13th May 2002

Charter88 welcomes continuing devolution

9th May 2002

House of Lords: delaying the reform

30th April 2002

Charter88 welcomes increase in Prime Minister's accountability

26th April 2002

Voter apathy is about more than the convenience of voting

22nd April 2002

Illegitimate Lords can’t continue to resist Commons over hunting

20th March 2002

How should our political parties be funded?

13th March 2002

Charter88 appoints a new Director

11th March 2002

Committee rocks Lords 'forces of conservatism'

14th February 2002

Mod Com takes first steps to strengthen Select Committees

12th February 2002

Charter88 reacts to surprise announcement on ID cards

6th February 2002

Party funding rules in need of review

31st January 2002

Charter88's submission on the White Paper for Lords Reform

16th January 2002

Expertise, participation and elections: Can opposites attract?

14th January 2002

ICM poll shows public disdain for cronyism

8th January 2002

An appointed Second Chamber - Neither expert nor representative

7th January 2002

The beginning not the end of modernisation

12th December 2001

Modernisation must empower back-benchers

12th December 2001

Can Parliament be Saved?

10th December 2001

Urgent Action on Lords Reform

14th November 2001

Government's anti-terrorism measures showweakness of British democracy

14th November 2001

White paper on Lords reform shows contempt for electorate

7th November 2001

Wakeham too radical for the Government

1st November 2001

Civil liberties in the aftermath of terrorist atrocities

26th September 2001

Access All Areas

19th September 2001

Young people want issues not gimmicks

7th September 2001

Young people, power and influence: a poll for Charter88 and YMCA England

5th September 2001

Access All Areas - Connecting Young People to Politics

20th July 2001

New Leader to speak on reform

20th July 2001

Government makes democracy a low priority

20th June 2001

Lowest election turnout ever

13th June 2001

Cronyism charge after Blair gives peerage to aide

13th June 2001

Turnout indicts democracy in the UK

8th June 2001

House of Lords reform needs election not selection

1st June 2001

Charter88 put democracy on trial

25th May 2001

End Cynicism - embrace democratic reform

24th May 2001

Labour promise control freakery

16th May 2001

Charter88 puts democracy on trial in key London marginals

16th May 2001

Labour fails democracy at the final hurdle

15th May 2001

Charter88 puts democracy on trial in key London marginals

15th May 2001

Democratic reform should take the front page

15th May 2001

Lib Dems must not go cold on democracy

14th May 2001

Election fails women and minorities

11th May 2001

Tory manifesto no cure for cynicism

10th May 2001

Roy Hattersley makes the case for electoral reform

9th May 2001

Politicians abandon voters on day 1 of General Election

9th May 2001

Unlocking the Sound Bites

5th May 2001

Press Release-Independent Appointments by-passed by PM

27th April 2001

Press Release-The modernisation of
  patronage - People's peers are a
  diversionary gimmick

26th April 2001

Referendum - Review - Renege

23rd March 2001

Referendum - Review - Renege more details.

23rd March 2001