Observations
Observations
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The Observations Podcast, brought to you by the Democracy Volunteers team, brings you insightful coverage of elections—past, present, local, national, and international. Our team of experts dives into the stories behind the ballots, speaking with candidates, campaigners, organisers and winners to uncover the narratives you won’t hear anywhere else.Tune in for a deeper look at the elections that shape our world. Our expert interviewers: TV presenter Edd Charlton, ITV and BBC journalist Alex Iszatt and political commentator Jason McKenna bring their skills to our “Observations” podcast which seeks to inform our listeners to the world of elections and elections observation.We are nonpartisan and so is it. We interview behind elections and democracy. Subscribe today or just listen in.
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The podcast focuses on election processes, democratic integrity, and media's role in democracy, with episodes exploring significant topics such as US election security, the impact of foreign interference on democracy, and the challenges modern media faces in shaping public discourse.
The Observations Podcast, brought to you by the Democracy Volunteers team, brings you insightful coverage of elections—past, present, local, national, and international. Our team of experts dives into the stories behind the ballots, speaking with candidates, campaigners, organisers and winners to uncover the narratives you won’t hear anywhere else.
Tune in for a deeper look at the elections that shape our world. Our expert interviewers: TV presenter Edd Charlton, ITV and BBC journalist Alex Iszatt and political commentator Jason McKenna bring their skills to our “Observations” podcast which seeks to inform our listeners to the world of elections and elections observation.
We are nonpartisan and so is it. We interview behind elections and democracy. Subscribe today or just listen in.
“Put your name up on Facebook with the name of your party—Reform UK—and suddenly you’re a jackbooty, brownshirt, swastika-wearing member of the Nazi party.”
That’s what one contributor said to our research team for this year’s local elections. As part of Democracy Volunteers election observation for the 2025 English local elections the team surveyed candidates of all parties to find out their experiences out campaigning and the threats, abuse and challenges they faced.
In this episode Jason McKenna interviews the Director of Democracy Volunteers, Dr John Ault, and report researcher, Matt Davis, to find out more about the report that was issued today. Entitled ‘Threat to Candidates 2025’ it shows the concerning rise of threats and violence towards local election candidates.
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