Voices of the People

Résumé du livre

Voices of the People summarises and analyses a decade of regular polls on constitutional issues, undertaken under the auspices of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Truse, which reveal the people to be more radical democrats than the political classes - big majorities in favour of a written constitution, freedom of information, proportional representation in parliamentary elections, a largely elected House of Lords, an expanded Bill of Rights and greater decentralisation of power. In addition, there is a widespread distrust of government and ongoing concern over 'sleaze'. A mine of information about public attitudes to constitutional issues over the last decade, and a cogent commentary ont hose attitudes and what they imply for the future of reform, Voices of the People is essential reading for political anoraks and the chattering classes - and for the people themselves.