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Citizens assembly

People in poverty feel disconnected from democracy. But it doesn't have to be this way
Hannah Paylor

People in poverty feel disconnected from democracy. But it doesn't have to be this way

We tend to think that democracy happens every four or five years at the ballot box. What if we changed that? Carnegie UK's Hannah Paylor explains how
Can giving power to the people rebuild trust in politics?
Newham citizens assembly
Politics

Can giving power to the people rebuild trust in politics?

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