A constitutional convention

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Rebuilding democracy in Iceland: an interview with Birgitta Jonsdottir

Published on: 13 September 2016

Written by: Phil England All articles by Phil England

In the first of a series of interviews by Phil England examining the situation in Iceland and the possible relevance...

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Towards a citizens' constitutional convention

Published on: 3 May 2016

Written by: Paul Feldman All articles by Paul Feldman

What will it take to create a genuinely citizen-led constitutional convention for the UK? A meeting in Parliament on...

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Democracy matters, but how?

Published on: 15 April 2016

Written by: Rikki Dean All articles by Rikki Dean

The launch of the Democracy Matters report on Citizens' Assemblies in Sheffield and Southampton gives us an...

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Devolution in Hampshire: A report on Assembly South

Published on: 2 December 2015

Written by: Anna Killick All articles by Anna Killick

Is Assembly South a model for giving the public more voice in devolution?

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Devolution versus democracy? A report on Assembly North

Published on: 23 November 2015

Written by: Tracey Cheetham All articles by Tracey Cheetham

The people of south Yorkshire want devolution - but they also want the process to be much more democratic.

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Snide & Prejudiced: a tale of constitutional shenanigans

Published on: 20 November 2015

Written by: Henry Tam All articles by Henry Tam

The UK's constitution is being trashed for short-term party political advantage. We need an independent review.

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Inclusive decision making systems are a must for any UK constitutional convention

Published on: 6 November 2015

Written by: Peter Emerson All articles by Peter Emerson

Binary yes-no voting is a plague on democracies. We should and can do much better. Here's how.

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Experimenting with citizens’ assemblies in the UK

Published on: 19 October 2015

Written by: Graham Smith All articles by Graham Smith

Two experimental citizens' assemblies in Sheffield and Southampton, starting this month, show the way forward for...

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Referenda and a cross-party constitutional convention

Published on: 14 October 2015

Written by: David Owen All articles by David Owen

The former UK foreign secretary delivered the inaugural Peter Hennessy lecture on the 8th of October 2015. Here it...

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Executive ‘horse-trading’ united Scotland: the Scottish constitutional convention and its relevance today

Published on: 29 September 2015

Written by: Robin McAlpine All articles by Robin McAlpine

The constitutional convention changed Scottish politics through hard earned consensus building. The Scottish...

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Time for a democracy commission?

Published on: 22 September 2015

Written by: Mathew Lawrence All articles by Mathew Lawrence

Written by: Sarah Birch All articles by Sarah Birch

Political inequality and disengagement are increasing. Is a Democracy Commission part of the solution?

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Corbyn should support a convention parliament or he will fail

Published on: 15 August 2015

Written by: Dan Hind All articles by Dan Hind

If Jeremy Corbyn wins the Labour leadership he should try to reach agreement with all progressive groups for an...

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Why wait until 2020? We need to act on our democratic crisis now!

Published on: 6 August 2015

Written by: Graham Allen All articles by Graham Allen

Why wait until 2020? The Labour Leadership candidates should assemble as many as are willing and get a...

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The Labour candidates on an English Labour Party, a constitutional convention and a written constitution

Published on: 5 August 2015

Written by: ourKingdom editors All articles by ourKingdom editors

Labour leadership candidates responses on an English Labour Party and the Constitution.

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Why does the UK need a constitutional convention? An interview with Anthony Barnett

Published on: 28 July 2015

Written by: Anthony Barnett All articles by Anthony Barnett

Written by: Phil England All articles by Phil England

Phil England asks Anthony Barnett, founder of openDemocracy, about the UK's constitutional crisis and the relevance...

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Changing the way politics works: an interview with Katrin Oddsdottir

Published on: 1 July 2015

Written by: Phil England All articles by Phil England

Phil England talks to Katrin Oddsdottir, a member of Iceland's 2011 Constitutional Council, about the process of...

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Iceland's unfinished revolution? An interview with Hordur Torfason

Published on: 30 June 2015

Written by: Phil England All articles by Phil England

The award-winning human rights activist credited with starting Iceland's 'pots and pans revolution', discusses with...

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The most disproportionate election in our history. 2020 must not be a repeat.

Published on: 11 June 2015

Written by: Katie Ghose All articles by Katie Ghose

The electoral system is broken beyond all dispute. Here's why, and here's how to fix it.

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The essence, not the ephemera: on the loss of the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee

Published on: 8 June 2015

Written by: Nick Pearce and Mathew Lawrence All articles by Nick Pearce and Mathew Lawrence

The government's closure of the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee is a shabby decision. The case...

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The government says no to democratic reform

Published on: 28 May 2015

Written by: Graham Allen All articles by Graham Allen

One of the first things this government has done is to effectively disband the Committee for political and...

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