Assisted dying: ‘Keir is right the UK needs a vote. The law’s a mess MPs can’t ignore’
Keir Starmer’s new commitment to holding a vote on assisted dying should be welcomed. It is now undeniable…
Citizens assembly
Deliberative democracy: nourishing and slow-cooked, not fast food McPolitics
Even in the midst of the global anti-democratic wave, we find hope and the key to democracy’s recovery:…
Labour must scrap our unelected House of Lords in its first term
Few could deny that Westminster is broken. A recent BMG poll for the Electoral Reform Society found just…
Lisa Nandy: Let the public back into the Brexit debate with a citizens’ assembly
Last week, reality hit. Leaving the EU without a deal and without an orderly transition is not only…
Neal Lawson: Why I’m calling for a Brexit citizens’ assembly
Labour is deeply divided over Brexit. The spilt is both ideological and electoral. There seems little point pretending…
