The people of England need to discover their sovereignty and make a constitution of their own. Here are some ideas.
English votes for English laws is another botched attempt to fiddle with a broken system.
Two experimental citizens' assemblies in Sheffield and Southampton, starting this month, show the way forward for debating constitutional change across the UK.
The former UK foreign secretary delivered the inaugural Peter Hennessy lecture on the 8th of October 2015. Here it is in full.
Republicanism brings into sharp focus an articulation of common freedoms strived for under extremely varying political conditions, in different times and places, with the shared commonality of facing unequal odds.
The constitutional convention changed Scottish politics through hard earned consensus building. The Scottish experience could be a driving force in mending broken British democracy.
This year is the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta. But what exactly was Magna Carta?
To complete the Northern Powerhouse we need to invest in creativity.
Political inequality and disengagement are increasing. Is a Democracy Commission part of the solution?
By criminalising squatting and begging the government is closing all the exits out of a low-wage and rentier economy: we must resist.
Can we turn 'devolution' from above into 'self-determination' from below? What would this look like in Yorkshire?
Democracy requires informed debate. Gavin Barker sets out a proposal for how Assemblies for Democracy and other citizen groups can help to improve citizens' access to high quality information.
