Democracy & Participation Media Clips

Is the UK democratic?

Democracy in the UK today

Democracy a Short Introduction

Direct democracy

Parliamentary (UK) vs Presidential (US) Government Explained

Referendums

Scottish independence referendum 2014 explained (Guardian)

1997 Scottish Devolution Referendum Result
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdeSUloset8

Wales Referendum 1997

AV referendum results (May 2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Eyg_f7nTYo

North of Ireland referendum news report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vE1cZJjLq0

Question Time: The EU referendum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoBjsYBQjhs

Britain’s EU referendum (Newsnight)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd2_qgmkPs4

Is there a participation crisis?

What’s the point? Voter apathy in Manchester
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisf

David Cameron and Boris Johnson told they are elitist and out of touch
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk

Operation Black Vote fighting voter apathy
http://edition.cnn.com/videos/

Social Media can help combat voter apathy
http://news.sky.com/story/1421578

Is voter apathy dangerous in a democratic society?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJFiWYTvWiQ

Six out of Ten Young Voters Turn Out
http://news.sky.com/story/1479819

Does the weather affect voter turnout?
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/

Green Party gets 1000 members a week!
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/natalie-bennett

Local democracy – the future looks bleak for political activism
http://www.theguardian.com/politics

UK political party membership dropping (2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJtdpnZwaeY

Improving Participation

Should you be forced to vote?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzTtsIf43WY

Debate Lowering the Voting Age to 16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzTtsIf43WY

Voting Age debated in the West Wing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSDxg-bDw1A

What is digital democracy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Qbs4pCUhQ

The Big Society: the anatomy of new politics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7MOO9d7kEY