Richard Berry is scrutiny manager at the London Assembly, the directly-elected body holding the Mayor of London to account. He is also managing editor of Health Election Data, a monitoring service providing participation data and analysis of elections to NHS trusts, and a research associate at Democratic Audit. He is the author of the book, ‘Independent: The Rise of the Non-Aligned Politician’ and numerous media and journal articles. Website: richardjberry.com. Or find him on twitter: @richard3berry.