The major public opinion survey institutions in the US (Pew Research, Gallup, and others) and the UK (YouGov UK, Ipsos UK, and others) are telling the same story. The citizens of both countries are ...

The UK intends to lower the voting age to16 for the next election. Few things could be more appropriate than giving Generation Broke a political voice. This whole idea is based on their ability to ...

Recent studies have shown declining levels of trust in democratic systems. We asked experts to consider democracy’s strengths ...

It’s been seven years since the House of Commons last marked the International Day of Democracy. In that time, the world has changed. At home and abroad, democracy is under threat. Its foundations are ...

In a landmark move to modernise UK democracy, 16-year-olds will be granted the right to vote in all UK elections. This fulfils a key manifesto pledge and is part of Labour's so-called "Plan for Change ...

Russian Intelligence Services have been engaging in a sustained cyber campaign aimed at interfering in UK politics and democratic processes. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, ...

This Pew Research Center analysis on views of how to improve democracy uses data from nationally representative surveys conducted in 24 countries across North America, Europe, the Middle East, the ...

The UK government passed yesterday a new sweeping cyber-surveillance that grants authorities the legal power to collect web traffic and telephony data on all UK citizens in bulk, even on people that ...

The British government said on Thursday it set out plans to lower the voting age to 16 in what could be a landmark reform. The historic moment still requires parliamentary approval, but if passed, it ...

A report by the UK’s Electoral Commission has called for urgent changes in the law to increase transparency about how digital tools are being used for political campaigning, warning that an atmosphere ...

Free and fair elections are a critical element of a healthy democratic system. And in many of the 24 countries surveyed, reforming how elections and the electoral system work is a key priority. People ...