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  • Councillors revolt over government plans to dismantle planning system, CPRE Kent, Dec 10...[1]

November 2020[edit | edit source]

Right to scrap First Past the Post won for Welsh councils.[2] Nov 18

Deep Revolution. The Alternative UK.[3] Nov 23

Local people have had to improvise during the pandemic. Could their solutions stick? John Harris[4] Nov 22

September 2020[edit | edit source]

Report for government calls for a new era of 'community power', Sep 24[5] Proposals include a 'Community Power Act' to give local people power over the design and delivery of public services.

August 2020[edit | edit source]

If democracy looks doomed, Extinction Rebellion may have an answer, John Harris.[6] Aug 30

July 2020[edit | edit source]

How do you "engage" with British attitudes, respecting their endless variety and nuance? Pol.is (and its AI) can help[7] Jul 20

  • News Communities vs. Coronavirus: The Rise of Mutual Aid, New Local (Jul 13, 2020)

June 2020[edit | edit source]

What would a "new land contract" for the UK—written from scratch with fairness in mind—actually look like? Can we do some of it straightaway?[8] "We also need to invite everyone — and I mean everyone — to see what another land economy could look like. Imagine a Britain in ten years time where everyone has a basic level of security, and a stake in society. Perhaps you'd live on…"  Jun 25...Towards a more democratic and climate friendly way of meeting housing need across England

Kieran Breen FRSA on how we to achieve a more deliberative and participatory democracy. Jun 3[9]

May 2020[edit | edit source]

Tomorrow Today Streets, Creating essential micro-infrastructure for post Covid 19 neighbourhoods, TessyBritton.[10] May 30

Universal Basic Everything by @TessyBritton[11] May 30

April 2020[edit | edit source]

Parish councils: an unlikely urban safety net.[12] Apr 13

February 2020[edit | edit source]

In the UK, trust in government fell 11 percentage points in the year to Autumn 2019, Office for National Statistics.[13] Feb 20

January 2020[edit | edit source]

Could a "National Citizens Assembly" replace the House of Lords? From local government and Scotland, a provocation and a proposal.[14] Jan 21

See also[edit | edit source]

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Authors Phil Green
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Language English (en)
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Created March 10, 2023 by Phil Green
Modified November 27, 2023 by Phil Green
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