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.
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.
What is the potential significance of Jeremy Corbyn refusing to bend his knee to the Queen?
The people of England need to discover their sovereignty and make a constitution of their own. Here are some ideas.
Two experimental citizens' assemblies in Sheffield and Southampton, starting this month, show the way forward for debating constitutional change across the UK.
Political inequality and disengagement are increasing. Is a Democracy Commission part of the solution?
Labour leadership candidates responses on an English Labour Party and the Constitution.
Further devolution to Wales is necessary but must be considered as part of a shift to a federal UK. A constitutional convention is the way to make this happen.
A key goal of public education should be to foster a better understanding of the principles of good governance across all kinds of organisation.