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'Order, order!' - why politicians should stop shouting
Amusement (and entertainingly, adoration for John Bercow) at the British debating style was felt across the European continent after many tuned in for the debate on the first Brexit vote a few weeks ago.
The Independent Group: a change, or politics-as-usual?
Will the solutions presented by the Independent Group solve the big challenges we face?
4 times politicians got away with breaking the rules
Senior and influential politicians are breaking the rules and getting away with it
Why is hope in our political system draining away? Because Westminster still thinks it knows best
If we want to restore faith in politics, power needs to come from Westminster to communities. Giving local councils meaningful power is where this could start.
Our MPs barely represent anyone. That’s a problem for democracy
Tessa van Rens looks at whether representation in politics really matters, and whether greater diversity improves decision making.
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?
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.
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.
UK democracy needs a reboot - and the public agrees
Brexit Britain needs is a rebooted democracy, and new polling by Unlock Democracy and YouGov shows that the public agrees.
We need New Politics Rules
Our ambitious new campaign for New Politics Rules calls for a democratic revolution
What can the midterms tell us about the health of American democracy?
The USA sees the most important set of elections since Trump’s election in 2016
Getting away with breaking the law
The Met Police haven’t invested for electoral offences. Why?
Radical solutions to fix broken Britain
The big issues we’re facing won’t go away with wishful thinking - we need radical solutions
Time to stop the establishment cheating elections
It’s time for the people to decide where power should lie.
EU Withdrawal Bill - what your MPs had to say
Tuesday saw the long-awaited return of the EU Withdrawal Bill to the House of Commons. MPs convened to consider a basket of amendments to the bill passed by the House of Lords that the government didn’t want.
4 Reasons Why MPs Must Have a Meaningful Vote
The government has fought, kicking and screaming, against giving our elected representatives in Parliament a whisper of a debate - let alone a vote - on the withdrawal agreement with the EU.
Is your council working for you or for lobbyists?
There’s a housing crisis in the UK, and yet unbelievably, councillors are still allowed to be on the payroll of developers and property lobbying firms. We take a look at some of the key ethical issues in local government lobbying.
The House of Lords: Defending or defying democracy?
The House of Lords has voted to amend the government’s flagship Brexit legislation, the EU (Withdrawal) Bill. What changes did peers make which have gotten corners of the press and some Eurosceptic MPs so anguished?