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The PM is too powerful to be elected by a handful of party members
As Conservative party members elect our Prime MInister later this month, they will be creating a new constitutional precedent.
Power to the 0.2%
The Conservative Party is electing a new leader who will get to decide the fate of us all.
Theresa May’s climate legacy
Why is the PM suddenly interested in the climate crisis? Radical campaigning!
The billionaires are on strike
The Electoral Commission has released the latest set of donations to political parties
Your say @ Fridays for our Future
There is HOPE for the future when people speak up and demand action
Extinction Rebellion and democratic decay
Why is non-violent direction action needed on the climate crisis?
Inequality is spiraling because our democracy is broken
The UK has a broken pay-to-play political system which is allowing our democracy to be bought by the highest bidder.
Do we have a true democracy?
As the Prime Minister demanded yet again that MPs vote for her Brexit deal, it's worth asking if we still have a true democracy?
Why the climate strikes are necessary
Children having to demand politicians do the most basic part of their jobs - protecting the public
A tiny group of old, white, rich men are bankrolling our democracy
Why is everyone acting like this is fine?
5 heroines of democracy you've probably never heard of
So many women who changed the course of history still get left out of our stories
Centralisation is killing off local democracy
The power imbalance sewn into the fabric of our politics leaves local democracy vulnerable
'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.