Birch
Biographic Data
| ID | 3717818 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Birch |
| FAMILY NAME | Birch |
| SIGNATURE | BIRCH |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Should 16-Year-Olds Be Allowed to Vote in Westminster Elections? Public Opinion and Electoral Franchise Reform
Britain has a long and often celebrated history of progressively expanding the electoral franchise. In recent years, the idea has been advanced to allow 16-year-olds to vote in general elections. This article uses data from a July 2013 national survey to examine public attitudes on this topic. These data show that less than one person in six favours lowering the voting age, with a large majority preferring the status quo. Younger - but not the yo…
Political Conduct and Misconduct: Probing Public Opinion
The media and public responses to the expenses scandal of 2009 demonstrated the enduring importance of standards of conduct in British public life. This article addresses some basic questions concerning citizens' attitudes towards political wrongdoing, including how much notice people actually take of politicians' misbehaviour, how much importance citizens attach to politicians' integrity and how big a problem in politics political misconduct is …
Real Progress: Prospects for Green Party Support in Britain
There has been a notable increase in Green Party support in England and Wales over the past decade, as environmental issues have come into the political mainstream. The Green Party—a minor party defined as a party with no elected seats in Parliament—stands poised to make an electoral breakthrough, being the only significant party in the UK to have experienced regular election-on-election increases in vote totals and increases in the number of cou…
The parliamentary elections in Ukraine, March 2002
Increasing Patient Charges in the National Health Service: A Method of Privatizing Primary Care
Frequent increases in the real value of National Health Service (NHS) patient charges have been made since the Conservative Party's return to office in 1979. For those patients subject to these charges the increases have led to a substantial reduction in the level of subsidization of the cost of the service. The rationale for the subsidization of health care is shown to be unrelated to 'ability to pay' considerations. Consequently the 'backdoor p…
Political Conduct and Misconduct: Probing Public Opinion
The media and public responses to the expenses scandal of 2009 demonstrated the enduring importance of standards of conduct in British public life. This article addresses some basic questions concerning citizens' attitudes towards political wrongdoing, including how much notice people actually take of politicians' misbehaviour, how much importance citizens attach to politicians' integrity and how big a problem in politics political misconduct is …
Should 16-Year-Olds Be Allowed to Vote in Westminster Elections? Public Opinion and Electoral Franchise Reform
Britain has a long and often celebrated history of progressively expanding the electoral franchise. In recent years, the idea has been advanced to allow 16-year-olds to vote in general elections. This article uses data from a July 2013 national survey to examine public attitudes on this topic. These data show that less than one person in six favours lowering the voting age, with a large majority preferring the status quo. Younger - but not the yo…
Real Progress: Prospects for Green Party Support in Britain
There has been a notable increase in Green Party support in England and Wales over the past decade, as environmental issues have come into the political mainstream. The Green Party—a minor party defined as a party with no elected seats in Parliament—stands poised to make an electoral breakthrough, being the only significant party in the UK to have experienced regular election-on-election increases in vote totals and increases in the number of cou…
Increasing Patient Charges in the National Health Service: A Method of Privatizing Primary Care
Frequent increases in the real value of National Health Service (NHS) patient charges have been made since the Conservative Party's return to office in 1979. For those patients subject to these charges the increases have led to a substantial reduction in the level of subsidization of the cost of the service. The rationale for the subsidization of health care is shown to be unrelated to 'ability to pay' considerations. Consequently the 'backdoor p…
The parliamentary elections in Ukraine, March 2002
Increasing Patient Charges in the National Health Service: A Method of Privatizing Primary Care
Frequent increases in the real value of National Health Service (NHS) patient charges have been made since the Conservative Party's return to office in 1979. For those patients subject to these charges the increases have led to a substantial reduction in the level of subsidization of the cost of the service. The rationale for the subsidization of health care is shown to be unrelated to 'ability to pay' considerations. Consequently the 'backdoor p…
The parliamentary elections in Ukraine, March 2002
Real Progress: Prospects for Green Party Support in Britain
There has been a notable increase in Green Party support in England and Wales over the past decade, as environmental issues have come into the political mainstream. The Green Party—a minor party defined as a party with no elected seats in Parliament—stands poised to make an electoral breakthrough, being the only significant party in the UK to have experienced regular election-on-election increases in vote totals and increases in the number of cou…
Political Conduct and Misconduct: Probing Public Opinion
The media and public responses to the expenses scandal of 2009 demonstrated the enduring importance of standards of conduct in British public life. This article addresses some basic questions concerning citizens' attitudes towards political wrongdoing, including how much notice people actually take of politicians' misbehaviour, how much importance citizens attach to politicians' integrity and how big a problem in politics political misconduct is …
Should 16-Year-Olds Be Allowed to Vote in Westminster Elections? Public Opinion and Electoral Franchise Reform
Britain has a long and often celebrated history of progressively expanding the electoral franchise. In recent years, the idea has been advanced to allow 16-year-olds to vote in general elections. This article uses data from a July 2013 national survey to examine public attitudes on this topic. These data show that less than one person in six favours lowering the voting age, with a large majority preferring the status quo. Younger - but not the yo…
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