The only way to hold politicians to account is at election time.

Journalists in Belfast have a long tradition of holding politicians to account and making sure the public is kept well informed.

To hold politicians in sway so that he can drive the political agenda.

The Government has set out the need for greater transparency across its operations to enable the public to hold public bodies and politicians to account.

Though his father was a member of the British Parliament, he has never held politicians in high regard.

Moreover, he was seen as holding politicians and government officials to the strict standards which he exemplified.

You can hold politicians to their public pledges, or try to.

People already have more information with which they can really hold politicians and government to account.

It wants citizens and businesses to be able to hold public bodies and politicians to account.

The government believes that making more information available to the public will make it easier for people to hold public bodies and politicians to account.