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Our democracy is under attack and it feels like we are sleepwalking to disaster.

That's why we've launched our 2026 Crowdfunder with our most ambitious target ever: We need to raise £40,000 in the next 5 weeks.

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No, the two-party system is not coming back
No, the two-party system is not coming back
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For Mercy's Sake: Why Labour should not axe trial by jury
For Mercy's Sake: Why Labour should not axe trial by jury

Trial by jury occupies a unique place in Britain's constitutional tradition. Long before the emergence of universal suffrage or representative democracy, it gave ordinary citizens a direct role in the administration of justice and, in doing so, established an enduring check on the power of the state.

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Do young people care about politics? 
Do young people care about politics? 

The Representation of the People Bill will soon give 16 and 17-year olds across the United Kingdom the right to vote in all elections. The government hopes this will engage voters at a young age, helping to build the foundations for lifelong participation in elections.

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What Five Weeks in Britain Taught Me About Democracy
What Five Weeks in Britain Taught Me About Democracy

I have been in the United Kingdom for about 5 weeks now, interning with Unlock Democracy. I have learned much about the English political system and have noticed a striking number of similarities in the state of democracy in the UK, and the state of democracy in my home country, the United States. 

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Change the voting system

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The evidence keeps stacking up that our voting system is completely broken.

Polls show that a party could win a parliamentary majority on less than 30% of the vote.

We’re backing calls for a National Commission on Electoral Reform to look at new voting system for General Elections.

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Democracy Progress Report

Shortly after the election, the Prime Minister said, “the fight for trust is the battle that defines our political era”.

With trust still at an all-time low, it’s clear that decisive action to fix our politics and democracy is needed more than ever.

We’ve built a live, interactive tool to track the government’s progress on its pre-election pledges on democracy.