In the first of a series of interviews by Phil England examining the situation in Iceland and the possible relevance of developments there to the UK, Phil talks to Pirate Party MP Birgitta Jonsdottir.
What will it take to create a genuinely citizen-led constitutional convention for the UK? A meeting in Parliament on May 10, convened by Assemblies for Democracy, will aim to find out.
The launch of the Democracy Matters report on Citizens' Assemblies in Sheffield and Southampton gives us an opportunity to tease out the different understandings of why 'participation' matters.
The UK is going to vote on staying or leaving the EU. A special bank holiday – Deliberation Day – can help make the decision an informed one.
Returning to Wales, David Marquand finds that devolution has created a political community interestingly open to new possibilities.
Is Assembly South a model for giving the public more voice in devolution?
The people of south Yorkshire want devolution - but they also want the process to be much more democratic.
The UK's constitution is being trashed for short-term party political advantage. We need an independent review.
'English Votes for English Laws' is supposed to answer the 'West Lothian question' – yet the government's English devolution policy is recreating the same question in a new form.
Binary yes-no voting is a plague on democracies. We should and can do much better. Here's how.
What is the potential significance of Jeremy Corbyn refusing to bend his knee to the Queen?
The break up of Britain has moved one step closer.
