In the News
Recent mentions of Unlock Democracy in the media:
- When ministers say 'no' to FOI requests (BBC, 15 May 2012)
- Queen's Speech: Campaigners and politicians respond (BBC, 9 May 2012)
- Queen's Speech includes 19 new bills (Public Service, 9 May 2012)
- Queen's speech: Politics live blog (Guardian, 9 May 2012)
- Boost for Nick Clegg as majority of voters favour House of Lords reform (Guardian, 23 April 2012)
- Local MP wants law changed to allow us to sack politicians (Londonderry Sentinal, 23 April 2012)
- Charities should not fear a lobbying register, but this proposal is inadequate (Guardian, 12 April 2012)
- Nick Clegg wants to let MPs keep family fortunes under wraps (Telegraph, 11 April 2012)
- Lobbying scandal: we used to imprison foreign agents – now we give them six-figure salaries (Telegraph, 10 April 2012)
- Miliband pledges to publish list of donor meetings (BBC, 28 March 2012)
- David Cameron faces calls for independent inquiry over new 'cash for access' row involving Tory donors (Telegraph, 26 March 2012)
- Letters: Voting rules: the right balance (Independent, 17 March 2012)
- Letters: Parties must unite to reform the Lords (Independent, 1 March 2012)
- Welsh Government urged to publish details of lobbyist meetings (Western Mail, 11 February 2012)
- Call for info on lobbyist meetings with Welsh ministers (BBC, 10 February 2012)
- Ministers 'misled MPs over need for nuclear power stations' (Guardian, 31 January 2012)
- Lobby reform chief faces inquiry into Twitter abuse for campaigners (Independent, 31 January 2012)
- Lobbying official turned down reform meetings (Independent, 30 January 2012)
- 'I wish it would die': Senior civil servant forced to resign after abusing campaign group on Twitter (Mail Online, 29 January 2012)
- ‘Abusive’ lobbying reform chief quits over tweets (paywall) (Sunday Times, 29 January 2012)
- What is the role of bishops in UK politics? (BBC, 25 January 2012)
- A new jury to put the British public interest first (Guardian, 31 July 2011)
- Telegraph Media Group triumphs at AOP Digital Publishing Awards (Telegraph, 10 June 2010)
- Michael Grade among 54 people to receive peerages (BBC News, 19 November 2010)
- Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes to become Tory peer (Guardian, 19 November 2010)
- Tory MP and Green MP join forces to push for PR voting (BBC News, 4 October 2010)
- Unlock Democracy on their purple protest (BBC Radio 5 Live, 9 May 2010)