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Commons: PassThisOn:Referenda, public meeting 17th June 2008/FOLLOW UP

Reports may be found at these two sites.
Debate is invited at the Lordly Blog

Referendums: What are they good for
http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/blogs/recent_events/archive/2008/06/18/referendum.aspx

Lord Norton's blog (a professor of government studies, Hull)
http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/referendum-debate/


I&Rgb > wrote 2/6/08 19:49:
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> Initiative and Referendum I&R ~ GB
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> If you want to attend this meeting then you must contact the organisers.
>
<http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/blogs/upcoming_events/archive/2008/04/23/referendums-
what-are-they-good-for.aspx>

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>
http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/blogs/upcoming_events/archive/2008/04/23/referendums-what
-are-they-good-for.aspx

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>
> ANNOUNCEMENT
>
> Referendums: What are they good for?
> Tuesday 17 June, 6.45 - 7.45pm, House of Commons
>
> Speakers:
> Dr David Butler, Oxford University, David Curry MP, Chris Huhne MP,
> Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, Steve Richards, The Independent,
> Rt Hon Clare Short MP.
>
> Chair - Virginia Gibbons, Hansard Society
>
> This meeting will discuss the highly topical issue of the role of
> referendums in the British political system. Can they be used in a
> representative Parliamentary democracy without usurping the power of our
> elected representatives? What issues are appropriate to be put to a
> referendum? How can we ensure that referendum outcomes are not skewed by
> political or financial resources?
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> Background materials:
> Butler, David & Ranney, Austin (eds.), Referendums around the world: the
> growing use of direct democracy. (Macmillan, 1994)
>
> Macpherson, Michael J., Citizens’ initiative and referendum in Britain
> and Northern Ireland 2007: Prospects for reform
> <http://europa-magazin.ch/zone/.3bb51286/cmd.14/cert.201.A0J0awU8Zxh.2>
> http://europa-magazin.ch/zone/.3bb51286/cmd.14/cert.201.A0J0awU8Zxh.2
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> Qvortrup, Mads Supply-side politics.
> <http://www.cps.org.uk/newsarchive/news/?pressreleaseid'>Centre for
> Policy Studies 2007.
> http://www.cps.org.uk/newsarchive/news/?pressreleaseid'
>
> House of Commons Library: Citizens’ Initiatives Standard Note:
> SN/PC/04483
> <http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/notes/snpc-04483.pdf>
> Last updated: 1 May 2008 Author: Lucinda Maer, Parliament and
> Constitution Centre.
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>
> With compliments from
> I&R ~ GB Citizens' Initiative and Referendum
> Campaign for direct democracy in Britain
> http://www.iniref.org/
>
>

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