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Peter Hain on Compulsory Voter Turnout

Synopsis
In the run up to the 2007 local elections in England and the election of the Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament, the issue of compulsory voter turnout is again in the spotlight. In this podcast, Richard Darlington of the IPPR interviews the Secretary of State for Wales and Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP, another strong supporter of compulsory turnout.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2007
Year of production
2007
Documentation
The case for compulsory voting is outlined in the IPPR publication ‘A Citizen’s Duty: Voter inequality and the case for compulsory turnout’, by Emily Keany and Ben Rogers. Available free in pdf format on the IPPR wbesite
Subjects
Politics & government
Keywords
elections

Online availability

URI
http://www.ippr.org/podcasts/?id=2644
Price
free
Delivery
Streamed/Download

Credits

Contributor
Peter Hain; Richard Darlington

Distributor

Name

Institute for Public Policy Research

Email
m.jackson@ippr.org
Web
http://www.ippr.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7470 6100
Fax
020 7470 6111
Address
30 - 32 Southampton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 7RA

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