Our first in-person event of 2021 saw Councillors and the public come together on Tuesday at St Edmund Hall College in Oxford to discuss why the Government must devolve more power and funding to local communities.
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Our democracy is under attack on all fronts. Parliament has now broken up for the summer recess, but there are still four dangerous bills looming over us.
Today the independent Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) submitted its report on Regulating Election Finance to the Prime Minister. It contains proposals that are vital to ensuring integrity and trust in elections.
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The right to peaceful protest should be fundamental to every country’s way of life and it’s shocking to think that might not apply to the UK.
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The right to freedom of assembly and freedom of speech are the essential building blocks of a vibrant and healthy democracy.
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The Electoral Commission is in danger. Two weeks ago, the Constitution Minister, Chloe Smith MP, announced the Government’s plans for the Electoral Commission. The Commission will be stripped of its powers to propose criminal prosecutions, and will be overseen by a Conservative-dominated committee of MPs.
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The proposals to neuter the Electoral Commission join a growing list of proposals in the forthcoming bill.
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Our supporters are very unhappy with the Government’s response to the pandemic. In fact, 96% of respondents believe that the government handled the COVID pandemic ‘very badly’ or ‘quite badly’.
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The Government wants to grant its new research agency ‘extreme freedom’ and exemption from Freedom of Information (FOI) laws. We can’t let this happen.
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Unlock Democracy has joined leading UK civil society groups in uniting to challenge plans to block those without photo ID from voting in elections.
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