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There’s plenty of good practice which the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland can draw on

Democracy Max

The Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland: What can be learnt from elsewhere?

How do you ensure the recently-announced Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland is open and transparent while protecting the participants from hostility and excess...

The assembly will be completely independent of government and parties

Citizens' Assembly on Brexit

Support grows for new way of doing democracy, as hundreds discuss Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland plans

It’s clear that there is a growing appetite for a new kind of democracy, after hundreds gathered on Monday evening...

All the binary ways of thinking and focus on personalities has to be put aside

Constitutional Convention

Four pitfalls and opportunities for the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland

Next Monday, the firing gun will be started on the Scottish Government’s plans for a ‘Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland’. Hundreds...

“Citizens’ assemblies are being used to upgrade Scottish democracy”

Citizens' Assembly on Brexit

Citizens’ assemblies can help us move beyond a broken Westminster model of politics

This piece was originally published by The Scotsman. Talk of citizens’ assemblies is in the air. Former Conservative leadership contender,...

Citizen-led decision making was brought up again and again in fringes and on the conference floor

ERS Scotland

SNP delegates pack out ERS Scotland fringes

On Sunday at SNP spring conference, delegates showed their interest in a deliberative and local democracy by packing out 2...

PCS and ERS’ eve of congress reception (STUC fringe)

122nd annual STUC congress PCS and ERS Cordially invite you to attend the PCS eve of congress reception Sunday 14...

Scotland's councils are too big and too distant

Democracy Max

Scotland needs new institutions to transform our local communities

Can you remember a time you were talking with someone and the response you got back meant that it was...

Building a More Local, Local Democracy in Scotland

Local democracy in Scotland is too distant from the towns and villages it is supposed to represent.

Democracy Max: A Vision for a Good Scottish Democracy

Democracy Max sought to create a non-partisan space where those with different views could debate and discuss ideas about our...