DEBATE: 4 PROPOSALS TO INTRODUCE CITIZENS' DIRECT DEMOCRACY IN BRITAIN EXPERTS RESPOND TO: Preliminary Proposals for the introduction of Elements of Direct ...
The June issue of the WDD newsletter is published on http://www.planet-thanet.fsnet.co.uk/groups/wdd/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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....
The September issue of the WDD Newsletter is on http://www.planet-thanet.fsnet.co.uk/groups/wdd/index.htm [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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...
Citizens' direct democracy: a neglected social movement In the foregoing letter of this series "Neglected social movement" we published an "Appeal for study...
Note: The promise of digital communication for citizen participation in governance remains unfulfilled. One reason for this is that in the UK and elsewhere we...
I&R ~ GB Citizens' Initiative and Referendum Campaign for direct democracy in Britain (see latest CDD definition below) http://www.iniref.org/ Ideas for the...
In an attempt to ward off genuine participation of the people in democracy, with its "green" discussion paper G. Brown's Labour government lowers the...
Here's a quick blog on Tips for Anonymous web surfing for democracy activists http://forummatters.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4 Most of us take the freedom to...
Status of I&R~GB 2004, in response to an enquiry from a well-known author on direct democracy, we formulated and circulated the nature of our campaign as...
Notice: The announcement below is posted by I&R ~ GB, the campaign for direct democracy in Britain. We have no connection with the Liberal Democrats. It is...
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