Deliberating on Brexit

Could a citizens’ assembly help solve the Brexit impasse?

Tom BrakeFebruary 5, 2019Comment

Citizens' assemblies: what are they, and could one end the Brexit deadlock?

What is a citizens’ assembly, and can this innovative model of deliberative democracy help get us out of the Brexit deadlock?

Tom BrakeJanuary 24, 2019Comment

Let’s fill the leadership vacuum by putting the public in control

In the wake of Theresa May’s deal being rejected, it’s anybody’s guess what happens next. What is clear is that if want to heal the divisions cast wide open by Brexit, and address the root causes that drove a majority of voters to support leaving the EU, we need to embark on a democratic revolution.

Tom BrakeJanuary 17, 2019Comment

Parliament: Winning small battles but disengaged from the war

Brexit has left the UK’s political system and future mired in uncertainty. But it has also made one thing exceptionally clear: that the UK’s constitutional settlement does not protect the democratic functions it is assumed to serve and is no longer fit for purpose in a modern democracy.

Tom BrakeDecember 12, 2018 Comments