(Image: Steve, Southamptons Itchen Bridge, CC BY-NC 2.0.)
On November 21-22 thirty five citizens from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight spent the second of two weekend sessions in a hotel in Southampton discussing how they should be governed. It does not sound exciting but actually it was gripping. They were taking part in a citizens’ assembly pilot scheme which should significantly advance knowledge about whether and how assemblies can be used to enhance democracy.
