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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 researcher Matt Davis bring their skills to our “Observations” podcast which seeks to inform our listeners to the world of elections and elections observation.
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Recent Episodes
S1E60 Historic Elections: The 1945 General Election and Attlee's Welfare Revolution
Ethan Reuter speaks with Professor Stephen Fielding, Emeritus Professor of Political History at the University of Nottingham, about the 1964 general election that brought Harold Wilson's Labour Party…
S1E59 Dutch Should End On-Demand Proxy Voting
Democracy Volunteers deployed observers across the Netherlands for the parliamentary elections in October. Deploying 32 observers and experts, 25 of whom were based in the European Netherlands and…
S1E58 Tech and Democracy: How Big Tech Safeguards Elections
One of the world's largest technology companies has made protecting elections a core part of its mission — but why does a tech giant care about democracy, and what exactly is it doing? In this…
S1E57 Electoral Reform Special: Voter ID and Bank Cards
Lily Russell-Jones explores the government's plans to expand acceptable voter ID to include bank cards, a key part of wider electoral reforms announced in July. The episode features Professor Ed…
S1E56 Respectful Politics: Tackling Harassment and Intimidation of Candidates
Harassment and abuse directed at political candidates and elected representatives is on the rise — the Electoral Commission found that 70% of candidates experienced abuse or harassment at the 2024…
S1E55 Postal Voting Under Pressure: The Case for In-Person Elections
Twenty percent of voters cast their ballot by post at the 2024 general election, but is postal voting working as it should? In this episode, Lily Russell-Jones speaks with John Ault, Director of…
S1E54 Local Elections in Limbo: England's 2025 Reorganisation Dilemma
With dozens of English councils facing local government reorganisation, the government has given 63 authorities until 15 January to request a delay to May 2025 elections. In this episode, Lily…
S1E53 After Dark: The Candidate with Professor Steve Fielding
In this After Dark special, host Joshua Paisley speaks with Professor Steve Fielding about the 1972 Oscar-winning film The Candidate, released just months before Richard Nixon's landslide victory…
S1E52 After Dark: Elections in John Buchan with Ursula Buchan
In this After Dark special, host John Ault speaks with Ursula Buchan, granddaughter of novelist John Buchan and author of the definitive biography Beyond the 39 Steps, about how elections shaped her…
S1E51 Bid for Democracy: Democracy Volunteers Christmas Auction 2025
Celebrate the season by supporting democracy. Our Christmas Auction is now live, with 100 unique lots to bid on – from unforgettable experiences to signed memorabilia and festive treats. Every bid…
S1E50 Fictional Elections: The Amazing Mrs Pritchard with Professor Steve Fielding
In this After Dark special, host Joshua Paisley speaks with Professor Steven Fielding, a political historian at the University of Nottingham, about the 2006 BBC drama The Amazing Mrs Pritchard.…
S1E48 Fictional Elections: A Very British Coup with Chris Mullin
In this episode, host John Ault speaks with Chris Mullin, former Labour MP and author of A Very British Coup, about his 1982 novel that imagined what would happen if a radical socialist Prime…
S1E47 Coming Soon: A Very British Coup with Chris Mullin
In 1988, Channel 4 aired A Very British Coup, a political drama that imagined what would happen if a radical socialist Prime Minister won a landslide—and the establishment decided to destroy him.…
S1E46 Electoral Reform: Should 16-Year-Olds Vote?
In this special episode, host Lily Russell-Jones explores one of the government's most controversial electoral reforms: lowering the voting age to 16. With Scotland and Wales already allowing younger…
S1E45 Famous Historical Elections: The Red Scare Election of 1924
In this episode, Ethan Reuter speaks with historian Taym Saleh about the 1924 general election—the autumn showdown that cemented Britain's two-party system and buried the Liberal Party as a national…
S1E44 Election Special: Observing the Netherlands 2025
In this special episode recorded on location in The Hague, Joshua interviews Harry Bush about Democracy Volunteers' seventh observation mission to the Netherlands. Harry explains how Dutch elections…
S1E43 Famous Historical Elections: The Liberal Landslide of 1906
In this episode, Ethan Reuter speaks with historian Taym Saleh about the 1906 general election—the winter showdown that delivered the last great Liberal landslide and set the stage for the welfare…
S1E42 Famous Historical Elections: The Flapper Election of 1929
In this episode, Ethan Reuter speaks with David Redvaldsen of the University of Agder in Norway about the 1929 general election—Britain's first truly universal suffrage election. After the 1928…
S1E41 Famous Historical Elections: The Coupon Election of 1918
In this episode, Ethan Reuter speaks with Dr. Luke Blaxill about the extraordinary 1918 general election—the first after the Great War and the first under the Representation of the People Act, which…
S1E40 Famous Historical Elections: The Great Reform Election of 1832
In this episode, Ethan Reuter speaks with Dr. Luke Blaxill, historian and Oxford college lecturer, about the 1832 general election that followed Britain's Great Reform Act. This wasn't just an…
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