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Modernising British Democracy is ‘work in progress’ – Tyler

By Administrator, on April 7th, 2011%

Speaking to a Centre for Parliamentary Studies seminar this week, Liberal Democrat Peer, Lord Tyler, said modernising British democracy was a ‘work in progress’. The UK had much to learn, he said, from other countries represented on an international training programme for Electoral Commissions.

Lord Tyler told the delegates, who came from Afghanistan, Canada, Kenya, Armenia, Guyana, . . . → Read More: Modernising British Democracy is ‘work in progress’ – Tyler

Speech to CPS Seminar

By Administrator, on April 6th, 2011%

Speech to CPS Seminar – 6th April 2011

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In contrast to most of the other participants of this course, I have no great international or professional expertise.

What I am hoping to offer, however, is a UK practitioner’s view of work in progress here. I don’t claim that we have special expertise or experience in making . . . → Read More: Speech to CPS Seminar

Paul Tyler is a Liberal Democrat "working" Life Peer. In the House of Lords, he concentrates on advancing an agenda of radical political reform, working with Ministers in the Coalition Government. He is pressing Parliament to make progress on changing Britain's dysfunctional electoral system, and on replacing the House of Lords with an elected Senate. He was Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall from 1992-2005, and led on parliamentary reform issues in the Commons both as Chief Whip and Shadow Leader of the House. More...

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