Rojava and Direct Democracy – Can it Survive and Thrive in the Long Term
Most people will know about the Kurdish women’s militias that played such a key role in fighting ISIS, most are from Rojava, here’s what one
Most people will know about the Kurdish women’s militias that played such a key role in fighting ISIS, most are from Rojava, here’s what one
The latest issue of Red Pepper (June/July 2018) is well worth checking out for anyone interested in issues related to local government, democracy and the
Compass the well know progressive organisation that played a key role in creating the ‘Progressive Alliance’, that was so dominant in the 2017 general election, will
Frome Council in Somerset is working hard to be a different kinds of local authority, one that is more inclusive, participative and democratic. They call is ‘Flatpack Democracy’. Can what they do be done in much bigger local authorities?
Is this an opportunity to create deeper democracy in a major political party. Labour has just announced that they are holding a democracy review.
“Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands not of a minority but of the whole people. When it is a