Democracy
The Devonshire town that transformed local democracy
As part of our United Kingdom of Solutions focus, we meet deputy mayor and deputy chair of Buckfastleigh town council, Pam Barrett. The sout...
Democracy Politics Society UK
Revolution in Frome: Flatpack Democracy
Amid a wave of action to reinvigorate local government in the south west of England, this book by a former town council leader offers hope t...
Democracy Politics Society UK
‘Imagine a world where we’re given messages of self-belief, confidence, possibility and positivity’
As a unique media co-operative, Positive News is owned by both our readers and our journalists. Here, one of our reader shareholders, David ...
Democracy Media Society
‘We set up councils in prisons, giving inmates a voice to improve things’
User Voice has established councils in more than 25 prisons to try to create space for solution-focused dialogue between residents and staff...
Democracy Justice Society
Unlocking the code: teaching girls in Afghanistan coding
Fereshteh Forough is founder of Code to Inspire, the first all-female coding school in Afghanistan. Ambition has taken her from refugee to C...
Democracy Society Technology
Democracy for the digital age: crowdfunded project to disrupt party politics
Party politics no longer represents the silent majority, say those behind a new crowdfunding movement, but millions of people want to be inv...
Democracy Politics Society
