Chair of The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to commission member speaks to Stephen Coleman about the ways young people engage and participate in the democratic process, the role of oracy in all of this, and the potential outcomes of the Commission itself.

Stephen Coleman is Professor of Political Communication at the University of Leeds and was co-investigator on the UKRI-funded Speaking Citizens research project. He presents the ‘Sound of Politics’ podcast and is author of several books, including ‘How People Talk About Politics: Brexit and After’ (Bloomsbury, 2020). For the past fifteen years he has taught modules on confident self-expression to University undergraduates.

You can learn more about The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England and its members here.