Dear colleagues and friends, Below is a response to "Billy Bragg's" comment about reform of the british second chamber of parliament, which may be read at ...
towards DEMOCRACY IN OUR TIME The campaign for direct democracy in Great Britain and Northern Ireland ASSESSMENT AND PLAN 2006 The campaign for direct...
IR+R NEWS Citizens' Initiative, Referendum and Recall of elected officials and politicians ITEMS Public debate on-line, at the House of Lords! I&R~GB's...
The September issue of the WDD Newsletter is published on http://www.planet-thanet.fsnet.co.uk/groups/wdd/ My apologies for the delay. [Non-text portions of...
The Communists have also drafted their own constitutional bill on a referendum on the US missile defence base in the Czech Republic. KSCM chairman Vojtech...
The next nationwide vote will take place on the 21st of May. Citizens are invited to cast their ballots on the following issues : - Standardisation of family...
The November issue of the WDD newsletter is on http://www.planet-thanet.fsnet.co.uk/groups/wdd/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Please circulate this seasonal appeal further. The basic idea of direct democracy, that a proposal supported by many shall be put to the whole electorate for...
Swiss style OR better? In order to get "Swiss style" (or even better!) democracy introduced in Britain we have to campaign for it. It will NOT simply "arrive"....
DEBATE: 4 PROPOSALS TO INTRODUCE CITIZENS' DIRECT DEMOCRACY IN BRITAIN EXPERTS RESPOND TO: Preliminary Proposals for the introduction of Elements of Direct ...
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Douglas Carswell, MP for Harwich and Clacton, is the first Member of Parliament in the UK to register and express his opinion with http://www.myverdict.net,...
http://www.myverdict.net just got better. We've launched a 'poem of the month' and a 'short story of the month' competition. Winners will be decided not by a...
[Apologies for cross-posting or in case this email is unwelcome. If so, please notify us] People-Centred Global Governance - Making it Happen! by John M. Bunzl...
A loophole, really an error, in local government law allows a very small number of citizens of a parish to force a district council to hold a referendum....
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The following report, along with other materials at our web site, is provided free of charge. It touches on the application of ICT to British democracy, in the...
What's Wrong with the Global Justice Movement? Public Meeting: Global Justice Strategy Forum, London Saturday, 24th November 9.00am to 3.00pm St. Albans...
The November issue of the Worldwide Direct Democracy Newsletter is on http://www.planet-thanet.fsnet.co.uk/groups/wdd/ [Non-text portions of this message have...
IandRgb www.iniref.org EXTRACT Citizens and Direct Democracy: What chance of reform do the major UK political parties offer? http://www.iniref.org/latest.html ...
... Defining "direct" democracy (1). Direct democracy, more precisely citizens’ direct democracy, includes those forms of governance in which the electorate...
ACTIVE DEMOCRACY - Selecting leaders FROM the people To select better leaders, we must find a way to select the most principled of our people as our...
Direct democracy can mean different things to different people and it is up to each separate community as to how they define it and if desired implement it. It...
... The communities involved here are "polities", political units such as country or state, region, city, town, village. To achieve reform, after judging on...
After consideration, I've attempted my own definition of direct democracy <http://www.myverdict.net/> 'Direct democracy <http://www.myverdict.net/> - Wherein...
... Agree ... Yes, it could help to make it more clear that the electorate (an agreed minimum number) can determine and select issues. ... Maybe in a longer...
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