Sortition Foundation
@SortitionNow
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Transform politics. Upgrade democracy now! We want #sortition, where groups of everyday people, selected by democratic lottery, make the decisions.
Joined January 2015
The inaugural 858 Project community meeting, bringing together people from across 4 of Greater Manchester’s boroughs - Stockport, Manchester, Trafford and Salford. To find out more about this great beginning visit our blog:
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We need to scrap the House of Lords now. Let's have a #HouseOfCitizens instead.
theguardian.com
DHSC rejected as ‘unusable’ PPE supplied by company linked to Lord Chadlington, which later went bust
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We need ordinary people from across the region to come together and address this divide. That's why we're calling for a Greater Manchester Assembly to bring together people from Oldham to Altrincham to make decisions about things that affect us all #GMA #GreaterManchesterAssembly.
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Everyone who has travelled around Greater Manchester can confirm what these graphs tell you: wealth is unevenly distributed and different areas have very different experiences.
manchestermill.co.uk
Our economics analyst James Gilmour dissects the data behind a city that suddenly has ‘a lot of cash flowing around’
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During the debate on hereditary Lords, Labour life peer Lord Hunt called for further reform of the House of Lords, calling current Lords illegitimate. #ukpolitics #HouseOfCitizens #DeliberativeDemocracy #HouseOfLords
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We need power in the hands of ordinary people! Join people from across Manchester, Stockport, Trafford & Salford on Mon 4th Aug, 6:30-8:30pm, at Friends’ Meeting House to discuss how you can help build greater democracy for Greater Manchester.
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Is it fair that Landlords get more of a say over renters' rights than the rest of us? .. #rentersrights #HouseofLords #renters #858Project #ukpolitics #citizensassembly #HouseOfCitizens #democracy #shorts
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Do you trust these Landlord Lords to make laws about Renters' Rights? If you'd rather have a House of Citizens, sign the petition now: . #shorts #ukpolitics #HouseOfLords #HouseOfCitizens
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RT @TimeToAssemble_: Your community needs YOU to join the House of the People 🫵 . Imagine the House of Lords but with normal people in it.….
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RT @TimeToAssemble_: 🎫 Public and Press invited to witness HISTORY IN THE MAKING 🎫 . Want to witness the first sitting of the House of the….
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RT @TimeToAssemble_: PANEL OF EXPERTS THREAD 🧵. The first ever @HouseofPeopleUK is just around the corner. To help out, we’ve recruited a….
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It’s time for us to build greater democracy for Greater Manchester. Join people from across Manchester, Stockport, Trafford and Salford on Mon 4th Aug, 6:30-8:30pm, at Friend’s Meeting House to discuss putting the power in ordinary people’s hands. RSVP:
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52 everyday citizens, chosen by lottery, will help redefine the future of arts and creativity across the West of England. #DeliberativeDemocracy #Democracy #CitizensAssembly #UKArts
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Supporters of @sortitionnow's #858Project to scrap the House of Lords and replace it with a House of Citizens have come up with ideas for satirical movie posters to promote the campaign. Enjoy! 📽️🍿.
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💡 Citizens of the North West trust their fellow citizens way more than politicians. Just one in 10 actually trust politicians to tell the truth!. Read more in this great piece by @josephtiman@josephtiman @josephtiman.bsky.social.for @ManchesterEven . 👇 .
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A whopping 82 per cent of people polled in the North West don't trust MPs to tell the truth 'much' or 'at all', the survey suggests
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Reform & trust.📊 New YouGov polling on trust commissioned by @sortitionnow shows people who voted @reformparty_uk in the 2024 trust citizen assembly members more, and members of parliament less, than all other voter groups. ➡️ #HouseOfCitizens #UKPolitics
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RT @Hugh_Pope: A post to celebrate the @RestIsPolitics podcast giving its seal of approval to citizens' assemblies as a way forward for dem….
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RT @CompassOffice: Wait for it. @EllieChowns was told by MPs that Citizens' Assemblies would mean shirking her 'responsibility for difficu….
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.@labourlewis "proposed a Water Bill, which, if passed, would launch a representative citizens’ assembly to determine the future of the sector, following years of large dividends and bonuses being taken out of the system by privatised water firms.".
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Protesters from @TimeToAssemble_ disrupted the House of Lords to demand a House of the People. Listen to their spokesperson Bertie Coyle speaking about why they took action...#HouseOfCitizens #UKPolitics #HouseOfLords #DeliberativeDemocracy #Democracy #Citizens #858Project
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