Defying expectations: 5 gains for democracy from GE2017
Following a rollercoaster general election in which voters called the prime minister Theresa May's bluff and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's approach proved an unexpected success: five ways [...]
‘Politics aside, we can co-create the country we want’
As the nation heads to the polls for the 2017 general election, Iris Schönherr of the New Citizenship Project asks: could we co-create the country we would like to see? How can we all participate [...]
General election: 5 projects that match votes with values
As UK voters prepare to take to the polls in the 2017 general election, we profile 5 initiatives that aim to make votes count for more
‘Real energy for change can be found in communities, not manifestos’
Will Brett from the New Economics Foundation suggests we should look towards communities, not manifestos, when seeking energy for change. ‘Let’s move forward, not back,’ he writes
Rising above a soundbite general election
Whatever your political persuasion as we approach the UK general election, soundbites and sloganeering can prove empty of real meaning. Giselle Green, head of the Constructive Voices project, [...]
Future democracy
From a show-of-hands vote to oppose development next to a Philippines slum to internet-enabled democracy in the UK, Martin Wright envisions options for democracy
How the digital age is reshaping politics
With half the world’s population expected to be online by 2019, technology could play an important role in getting people more involved in democracy and politics
How voting ‘none’ in May could transform UK politics
There is an ‘unheard third’ of the UK who choose not to vote in general elections. But, argues Simon Pardoe, by turning up at the polls, even to vote 'none', they could help change the system [...]
Online platform puts policies before party politics
Vote for Policies, an online service that allows people to see which party their views most align with, has launched its 2015 edition ahead of the general election in May. The site aims to engage [...]
Science supports integrity in Nigerian elections
A smart scientific method of voting observation, Quick Count, is being used in Nigeria to weed out corruption ahead of the country’s controversial elections. Aamna Mohdin talks to the group [...]
