Vox populi education. With increasing public familiarity with the term, several radio and television programs have been named "vox pop" in allusion to this practice. The Latin phrase (), 'The voice of the people [is] the voice of God', is an old proverb. An early reference to the expression is in a letter from Alcuin to Charlemagne in 798. The full quotation from Alcuin reads: English translation: This passage indicates that already by the end of the eighth century the phrase had become an aphorism of political common wisdom. Writing in the early 12th century, William of Malmesbury refers to the saying
Vox (Spanish political party) Vox (Spanish political party) Vox (Latin for "voice", often stylized as VOX; ) is a political party in Spain founded on 17 December 2013, by former members of the People's Party (PP). The party is described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Vox was founded on 17 December 2013, and publicly launched at a press conference in Madrid on 16 January 2014. The reasons for this schism seem to be the way the incumbent PP government dealt with the issue of the violence of separatist group ETA, the fiscal policy of the PP and the desire for a more