Measuring National Well-being – governance, 2014

Summary

This article is published as part of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Measuring National Wellbeing Programme. The programme aims to produce accepted and trusted measures of the wellbeing of the nation – how the UK as a whole is doing. This article explores in more detail aspects of governance considered important for understanding National Well-being. It considers information on forms of civic engagement, notably satisfaction with government and democracy, interest in politics and participation in politics.