...the appeal being to get good policy, to oust the cosy political classes, to stop corruption, and - dare I say it? - to take back control. People, doing government for themselves. I envisage local meetings...
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...in all parts of the country. We give attendees the chance to let off steam before going into a more formal discussion, not about policy per se, but about which areas of policy they think need urgent, evidence-based solutions...
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...I imagine immigration to be up there as one of the major concerns; there'd be inequality, housing, public services, NHS; and I'd hope climate change and biodiversity loss would feature too...
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Our publicity would highlight the high rates of dissatisfaction at successive governments failures in the policy-making task, as well as the areas we would seek to legislate on once in service (NOT "in power")...
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...We'd gain publicity locally, but would have to battle for national coverage that wasn't derisive. After all, we're aiming to end media dominance of the policy sphere, and they won't like that...
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...I would make one exception to the "No policies" rule; I'd advocate for the introduction of a UBI to enable the least well off to take an interest in public affairs.
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Is there a way to enlist the media in the process? In the end, they're looking for stories that their readership will buy: everything else is in support of that core goal. Or could we get local journalists to report proceedings and the underlying stories directly?
sep 3, 2025, 12:33 pm • 0 0 • view
We'd have to lay out the ground first. And be aware we need all newspapers because left-leaning and right-leaning isn't what we're about. Perhaps a letter laying out the bare bones to begin with. What do you think?
sep 3, 2025, 12:50 pm • 0 0 • view
The first thing is to work out stuff like: What will each CA consist of? Who will run it? How will we pick participants? Where will we find the expert advisors? Who will support the results and press for action? What will this cost? Who will pay? How will we roll this out to everyone? Etc etc etc
sep 3, 2025, 2:49 pm • 0 0 • view
Good questions. But I fear we don't have years. Take a look at the Sortition Foundation. And read Against Elections by David Van Reybrouck.
sep 3, 2025, 9:45 pm • 0 0 • view
Thank you. It is both inspiring to see how much work has been done on this already and daunting to realise how far we have to go to roll it out.
sep 4, 2025, 8:59 am • 1 0 • view
The media seek controversy and division. We could try selling them a way of bringing people together.
sep 3, 2025, 12:47 pm • 1 0 • view
What we'd be offering would be a possible route to regaining a relevance which they have largely lost. It needs to be thought through and campaigned properly. Is there anyone on this platform who understands a) CAs and b) media strategy?
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