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Time to stop the establishment cheating elections
It’s time for the people to decide where power should lie.
Review of Stand Up! by Gordon Whitman
Unlock Democracy's Campaigns Officer, Sam, is always keen to keep on top on the latest innovations in campaigning. So after reading a new book called Stand Up! he wanted to share its insights with you.
You can have a say in Brexit, if you pay £4,400 a day
After months of the government making key decisions about Brexit behind closed doors, we’ve found a way the public can have a say.
Centenary year in 2018: a “missed opportunity” unless we remove barriers to women’s political participation
Unlock Democracy is part of the Centenary Action Group, a new coalition.
5 hopes for 2018
Just before Christmas we shared the biggest political scandals of 2017, and what a list to choose from! Now, as we prepare for the year ahead, here’s 5 of our hopes for the change 2018 can bring.
The 10 scandals of Christmas
In terms of politics, 2017 has been a bumper year for scandals. We think the abundance of scandals is a fair indicator of whether or not our political system is working well. So we thought we’d reflect on the biggest blunders and disreputable deeds of the last twelve months.
Our political system did not start the Grenfell Tower fire, but it did nothing for the people who lived there
Residents’ concerns were ignored time and time again by the very people that were elected to represent them.