Gavin Barker is based in Truro. He campaigns on constitutional issues and also locally for constitutional reform and stronger public services, and is a participant in Assemblies for Democracy.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA new constitution for the UK needs ‘rights of nature’ at its heartHuman rights are well established in constitutional and international law. But in the face of dangerous climate...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA Local Constituency Pact: grassroots manifesto for strong local democracyWe must define the rules and principles by which power is exercised. With the constitutional crisis brought about by...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBrexit means…progressive alliances, or ‘corporate absolutism’?The ‘Leave’ vote, however manipulated by the media, was not just a rejection of Brussels technocracy but of the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDemocracy needs informed debate: how do we get it?Democracy requires informed debate. Gavin Barker sets out a proposal for how Assemblies for Democracy and other...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHolding MPs to account: a Truro experiment
To hold our MPs to account we need to know what they promised to do before they were elected. We also need to have a...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKLocalism and the web: a new era for England's democracy?Local English democracy may look endangered, but new technologies are revolutionising the way we perceive our...