Graham Allen is the Labour MP for Nottingham North. His ambition is to turn the UK into a democracy. He has written “Reinventing Democracy” and “The last Prime Minister; being honest about the UK Presidency”, and in 2010 was elected by Parliamentary colleagues as the Chair of the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy wait until 2020? We need to act on our democratic crisis now!Why wait until 2020? The Labour Leadership candidates should assemble as many as are willing and get a...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA new Magna Carta? A constitution fit for the 21st century
The 800th anniversary of Magna Carta is an opportunity for reform that we must all seize.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKNew report: parliament wants your view on getting voters engagedMy committee's new report on voter engagement is the most radical set of proposals for some time. But we want...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHave your say on the future of our democracy
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