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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: openDemocracyUKIceland shows that a UK constitutional convention should involve politicians as little as possible
The people of Iceland drafted a new constitution. But their parliament has essentially ignored it.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhat can the UK learn from the Irish constitutional convention?
The Irish Constitutional Convention of 2013-14 provides some useful lessons for the UK.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWho are ‘the People’ in a People’s Constitutional Convention?
Citizens must be included, of course, but what of non-resident citizens, or resident non-citizens, or non-resident...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHow to design a constitutional convention for the UK
There are numerous options for how to hold a convention. Let's not rush in and instead make sure we get the very...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWelcome to the Great Charter Debate
Next year is the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Calls for a constitutional convention have now reached...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKSo what is a people’s constitutional convention?
What exactly is a people's constitutional convention and does Labour's proposal meet those criteria?