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Published in: openDemocracyUKRebuilding democracy in Iceland: an interview with Birgitta JonsdottirIn the first of a series of interviews by Phil England examining the situation in Iceland and the possible relevance...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTowards a citizens' constitutional conventionWhat will it take to create a genuinely citizen-led constitutional convention for the UK? A meeting in Parliament on...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDemocracy matters, but how?The launch of the Democracy Matters report on Citizens' Assemblies in Sheffield and Southampton gives us an...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe EU referendum: why we need a Deliberation DayThe UK is going to vote on staying or leaving the EU. A special bank holiday – Deliberation Day – can help make the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKReturning nativeReturning to Wales, David Marquand finds that devolution has created a political community interestingly open to new...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDevolution in Hampshire: A report on Assembly SouthIs Assembly South a model for giving the public more voice in devolution?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDevolution versus democracy? A report on Assembly NorthThe people of south Yorkshire want devolution - but they also want the process to be much more democratic.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKSnide & Prejudiced: a tale of constitutional shenanigansThe UK's constitution is being trashed for short-term party political advantage. We need an independent review.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBehold the 'Manchester Withington question''English Votes for English Laws' is supposed to answer the 'West Lothian question' – yet the government's English...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMr Corbyn, Mrs Windsor (and Mr Charles Windsor)What is the potential significance of Jeremy Corbyn refusing to bend his knee to the Queen?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKInclusive decision making systems are a must for any UK constitutional conventionBinary yes-no voting is a plague on democracies. We should and can do much better. Here's how.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK‘English Votes’ is sheer political vandalism and fundamentally changes BritainThe break up of Britain has moved one step closer.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAn Agreement of the Free People of England: or, the Ready and Easy Way to Party Like it's 1649The people of England need to discover their sovereignty and make a constitution of their own. Here are some ideas.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBritain’s Ptolemaic constitutionEnglish votes for English laws is another botched attempt to fiddle with a broken system.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKExperimenting with citizens’ assemblies in the UKTwo experimental citizens' assemblies in Sheffield and Southampton, starting this month, show the way forward for...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKReferenda and a cross-party constitutional conventionThe former UK foreign secretary delivered the inaugural Peter Hennessy lecture on the 8th of October 2015. Here it...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?No maps, no manuals: retrieving radical republicanism, restoring popular sovereigntyRepublicanism brings into sharp focus an articulation of common freedoms strived for under extremely varying...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKExecutive ‘horse-trading’ united Scotland: the Scottish constitutional convention and its relevance todayThe constitutional convention changed Scottish politics through hard earned consensus building. The Scottish...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKSo, what was Magna Carta?This year is the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta. But what exactly was Magna Carta?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTime for a democracy commission?Political inequality and disengagement are increasing. Is a Democracy Commission part of the solution?
