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Two countries - polarised until we fix our democracy

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03 May 2018

Anthony Painter

Anthony Painter explores what the local elections say about the state of British politics and what that means for our ability to confront common challenges.
Have our elected representatives lost their political licence to operate?

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08 Mar 2018

Paul Vittels

Paul Vittles FRSA responds to the RSA ANZ blogging challenge, hosted in collaboration with 92Y as part of the Seven Days of Genius Festival - a global festival celebrating the power of new ideas. Paul tackles the issues of trust, democracy an representation.
Democracy needs a clumsy solution

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01 Feb 2018

Matthew Taylor

To renew democracy, we need to think about how we can combine the strengths and overcome the weaknesses of direct, representative and participative methods.
2017 - The year of polarity

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18 Dec 2017

Anthony Painter

Anthony Painter takes an overview of the year, its challenges and tensions, and what our mission for 2018 should be.
The democratic mess we’ve created

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24 Jun 2016

Anthony Painter

The EU referendum is now done and the UK has voted to leave the EU. We need to reflect on how we can bring people into the process of democracy in a way that goes beyond a battle between an untrusted ‘elite’ and an impulsive political discourse.