Making parties more popular
Declining political party memberships is one of the main challenges facing representative democracies throughout the western world.
The decline in membership of political parties is one of the main challenges facing representative democracy not only in Britain but throughout the western world, further isolating politicians from the public and undermining the effectiveness of government. If the base of parties is so small (currently less than 1.5 per cent of the electorate), how can they speak on our behalf?