18 October 2021
"We must make every effort to stop giving oxygen to the climate of hate, trolling and threats of violence that is all too familiar to MPs, their staff and families (and indeed to journalists and other public figures). That is vital if public life is to continue attracting people like Sir David and Jo."
11 October 2021
"Britain's political system broken, politicians disconnected from the real world... a system where it's one rule for them and another for everyone else. That's the damning verdict of a landmark report looking at how the British public sees the state of British democracy."
11 October 2021
"It's disapointing to hear that people think that politicians look down on them. We are all the servants of our constituents." Andrew Mitchell MP.
"This is one of the reasons that I chose to put myself forward to enter politics because I think there's so much that needs to be done around engaging people with politics nationally and locally" Kim Leadbeater, MP.
11 October 2021
"Despite their commitment to democratic principles, people feel frustrated by a democratic system that isn’t delivering for them, and let down by a politics that falls short of their expectations."
Voters trust neither Boris Johnson nor Keir Starmer to deliver on their promises
11 October 2021
"There's a disconnect between people's belief in democracy in principle and how they see politics played out in practice...when polititians break the rules there need to be consequences, just like there are for the rest of us"
28 July 2021
"The biggest problem is not the divide, which does not functionally exist, but the way in which people feel shut out of the debate, for their inability – their lack of desire – to scream at each other on social media...The wise (responsible) politician will dig in with truth and those unbearable and unfashionable things: nuance and compassion. It’s where the country is. So where are they?"