-
Published in: openDemocracyUKDemocracy matters, but how?The launch of the Democracy Matters report on Citizens' Assemblies in Sheffield and Southampton gives us an...
-
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...
-
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.
-
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.
-
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...
-
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?
-
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.
-
Published in: openDemocracyUKExperimenting with citizens’ assemblies in the UKTwo experimental citizens' assemblies in Sheffield and Southampton, starting this month, show the way forward for...
-
Published in: openDemocracyUKTime for a democracy commission?Political inequality and disengagement are increasing. Is a Democracy Commission part of the solution?
-
Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Labour candidates on an English Labour Party, a constitutional convention and a written constitutionLabour leadership candidates responses on an English Labour Party and the Constitution.
-
Published in: openDemocracyUKWales and the changing UnionFurther devolution to Wales is necessary but must be considered as part of a shift to a federal UK. A constitutional...
-
Published in: openDemocracyUKCommunitarian governance: a public education challenge
A key goal of public education should be to foster a better understanding of the principles of good governance...
-
Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy does the UK need a constitutional convention? An interview with Anthony Barnett
Phil England asks Anthony Barnett, founder of openDemocracy, about the UK's constitutional crisis and the relevance...
-
Published in: openDemocracyUKChanging the way politics works: an interview with Katrin OddsdottirPhil England talks to Katrin Oddsdottir, a member of Iceland's 2011 Constitutional Council, about the process of...
-
Published in: openDemocracyUKPriorities of the people: an interview with Iceland's Citizens FoundationPhil England interviews Gunnar Grimsson and Robert Bjarnson of the Citizens Foundation, pioneers of an open-source...
-
Published in: openDemocracyUKSix reasons why the UK parliament should have youth quotasYoung people are disadvantaged economically yet politically marginalised and demonised. Are youth quotas in...
-
Published in: openDemocracyUKThe most disproportionate election in our history. 2020 must not be a repeat.
The electoral system is broken beyond all dispute. Here's why, and here's how to fix it.
-
Published in: openDemocracyUKThe government says no to democratic reformOne of the first things this government has done is to effectively disband the Committee for political and...
-
Published in: openDemocracyUKA free election, but not a fair oneThe 2015 election result shows just how absurdly unfair our voting system is. To change it we need political...
-
Published in: openDemocracyUKThe British syndrome: an abdication of responsibilityThere are glaring absences at the heart of the UK elections contest. The new preface to his ‘Essay on Britain, now’...
