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Dr Ruth FoxMatt KorrisHansard Society
Chloe Smith MPCabinet Office
Natascha Engel MPChair, Backbench Business Committee
Peter OborneDaily Telegraph
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A one-year ‘blip’?
Audit of Political Engagement 10
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Propensity to vote
Audit of Political Engagement 10
Audit 1 (2004)
Mean propensity to vote
(out of 10)
Audit 10 (2013)
Just 41% say they would be ‘certain to vote’ in an immediate general election
20% are certain not to vote
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Voting and young people
Audit of Political Engagement 10
Audit 9 (2012)
Audit 10 (2013)
30%22%
Audit 8 (2011)
12%
Certain to voteDo I look
bovvered?Voting?whatevs
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Knowledge & Complexity
Audit of Political Engagement 10
It’s all too confusing. I
don’t understand it – I ignore it.
55% find politics complicated and hard for a person like me to understand
42% feel they know at least ‘a fair amount’ about politics
Knowledge & Complexity
The minimum age for voting is 16
71%Government & Parliament are the same thing 29%Members of the House of Lords are elected by the British public
67% 33%60% 40%Correct Wrong/DK
29% 33% 40%
45%55%You are automatically registered to vote if you pay council tax
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Knowledge & Complexity Correct Wrong/DK
29% 33% 40%
48%45% 57%
British Members of the European Parliament are directly elected by British voters
Political parties receive some state funding 52% 48%43% 57%
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Parliament and MPs
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Fewer people than ever know the name of their MP
Audit 8 (2011)
Audit 10 (2013)
38%
Audit 1-7 (2004-10)
22%
44%
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Parliament and MPs
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Satisfied
6
No viewMPs in general
34%
My MP
48%
13 4 3
Satisfaction decreasedAmbivalence increased
23% 40%
since Audit 7 (2010)
Satisfied No view
10
Parliament and MPs
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Satisfied with Parliament
47%
55%
27%Parliament ‘holds government to account’
Parliament ‘debates and makes decisions about issues that matter to me’
9
6
since Audit 8 (2011)
since Audit 9 (2012)
Select committees + Urgent Questions + backbench business
= topical issues
Dr Ruth FoxMatt KorrisHansard Society
Chloe Smith MPCabinet Office
Natascha Engel MP Chair, Backbench Business Committee
Peter OborneDaily Telegraph
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Knowledge & Complexity
Audit of Political Engagement 10
wish they had learned more about politics at school
50% How government works
How laws are made and implemented
How Parliament works
How best to have my say about politics
45%
34%
27%
47%
Desired knowledge:
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Getting involved…or not
Audit of Political Engagement 10
27%
Have done in last year
Vote in an election
Would do if you felt strongly enough
Donate to charity/campaign
Create/sign e-petition
Create/sign paper petition
Contact local councillor/MP
20% 17% 9% 8% 8%
42%
25%35%41%
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Audit of Political Engagement 10
Getting involved…or not
Vote in election
Donate to charity
Sign e-petition Sign paper petition
Contact politician
Done at least one…
50%
78%Contact media
Boycott product
Take part in consultation
Discuss online
Active campaignrole
Demonstrate or picket
Donate to party
Attend political meeting
Would do at least one…
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Local and national decision-making
Audit of Political Engagement 10
47%
42%
Want to be involved in local decision-making
Want to be involved in national decision-making
9
9
since Audit 9 (2012)
16
Local and national decision-making
A person like me could do a good job as a local councillor
A person like me could do a good job as a local MP
27% 22%
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Potential participants
Audit of Political Engagement 10
Similar attitudes
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Politics vs. Current Affairs
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42%
71%
Interested in politics
Interested in news and current affairs
92% of people who are interested in politics are interested in current affairs 47% of people who are interested in news and current affairs are ‘not very’ or ‘not at all’ interested in politics
Anti- party
politics?
33%of the public
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Politics vs. Current Affairs
Audit of Political Engagement 10
33%of the public
36%31%18%39%37%34%
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Reforming British politics
Audit of Political Engagement 10
Conclusions
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Audit of Political Engagement 10
Worrying trends on voting – especially among young people
Increasing ambivalence about MPs, but more positive about Parliament
A greater desire for involvement in decision-making, but through what methods if not voting?
Dr Ruth FoxMatt KorrisHansard Society
Chloe Smith MPCabinet Office
Natascha Engel MP Chair, Backbench Business Committee
Peter OborneDaily Telegraph