Transform politics. Upgrade democracy now! We want #sortition, where groups of everyday people, selected by democratic lottery, make the decisions.
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Sortition Foundation retweeted
Your community needs YOU to join the House of the People 🫵
Imagine the House of Lords but with normal people in it. Instead of constant crisis + endless wars, we’d get stuff done.
Join by entering the Democratic Lottery, and invite your neighbour:
houseofthepeople.uk
Sortition Foundation retweeted
🎫 Public and Press invited to witness HISTORY IN THE MAKING 🎫
Want to witness the first sitting of the House of the People? Sign up now. Spaces are very limited.
Members of the press: email [email protected] for a press pass.
RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/14816528666…
Sortition Foundation retweeted
PANEL OF EXPERTS THREAD 🧵
The first ever @HouseofPeopleUK is just around the corner.
To help out, we’ve recruited a team of volunteer experts to join the discussions on Monday 21st July.
Here they are...
Sortition Foundation retweeted
A post to celebrate the @RestIsPolitics podcast giving its seal of approval to citizens' assemblies as a way forward for democratic reform.
Thank you @campbellclaret & @RoryStewartUK and looking forward to hearing more.
@SortitionNow
hughpope.substack.com/p/citi…
Sortition Foundation retweeted
Wait for it.. @EllieChowns was told by MPs that Citizens' Assemblies would mean shirking her 'responsibility for difficult decisions' as an elected rep.
So she gives MPs a lesson in democracy.
@zerohour_uk @PeoplesMomentum @SortitionNow @pplsassembly @bylinetimes @XRebellionUK
Sortition Foundation retweeted
Throwback to our campaign launch to #CleanUpPolitics at the #DNSummit25 last Friday with our amazing panel - Anya from @CompInPolitics, Alastair from @SortitionNow, Moussa from @corganisers and Glen from Marsh Farm. 👏
Sortition Foundation retweeted
24 hours to go on my Kickstarter to launch 'Murder in the Climate Assembly'. We almost have enough to fund a new #writing #competition too kickstarter.com/projects/dab… Crowdfunding is a way to get an early copy: £4/$5 for an eBook etc. but contact us if you'd like to get it direct
Sortition Foundation retweeted
Huge thanks to our panelists Anya from @CompInPolitics, Alastair from @SortitionNow, Moussa from @corganisers and Glen from Marsh Farm
#CleanUpPolitcs, #DNSummit25
Sortition Foundation retweeted
At Put People First we are calling for radical reform of the House of Lords to make sure politics is for everyone.
🤔Did you know? The bill to remove hereditary peers from the Lords has now reached the committee stage.
Sortition Foundation retweeted
Our political systems are not working for people in the UK. 76% of people are concerned about government corruption. Only 6% believe voters have an influence over our government.
Sortition Foundation retweeted
🗣️@J_D_Robertson from @SortitionNow argues that when it comes to an elected Lords, "The public aren’t going to stand for another set of elected politicians to hold the first set to account."
Sortition Foundation retweeted
🗣️ @MikeJGWright from @electoralreform argues that despite Westminster's reputation as the “mother of all parliaments,” when it comes to the Lords, there remains “a serious gulf between the branding and the product.”
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🗣️@FabianLeedsNE says that being a member of either house is "a privilege, not a birth right" and that retaining hereditary peers is "both outdated and indefensible"
Sortition Foundation retweeted
For this week's #RealBritain column @realbritainros speaks to Britain's youngest peer Baroness Smith of Llanfaes @CarmenRiaSmith & the @SortitionNow about how we could do democracy better.
In today's @DailyMirror
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/m…
Sortition Foundation retweeted
Meet @CarmenRiaSmith aka Baroness Smith of Llanfaes - the youngest House of Lords member plotting to bring it down from the inside
🖊️ @realbritainros
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/m…
Sortition Foundation retweeted
Trust in politics is at all time low.
What if we replaced the House of Lords, with a House of Citizens?
I spoke to Britain's youngest peer, Baroness Smith of Llanfaes (@CarmenRiaSmith) + @sortitionfoundation about how we could do democracy better.
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/m…
Sortition Foundation retweeted
This week has been dominated by debates about Britain's economic future but whatever happens on growth, public services etc. we also need to fix our political system if this country is to thrive.
This week on BBC Question Time, @dhnnjyn called for a Participation Revolution and a House of the People to replace the House of Lords
Agree? visit 858.org.uk/house-of-citizens…
#HouseOfCitizens #UKPolitics #HouseOfLords #DeliberativeDemocracy #Democracy #Citizens #858Project
Sortition Foundation retweeted
🚨Happening next week!
💡 Make sure to sign up for our masterclasses on facilitation and deliberative public engagement!
🤔We'll be sharing insights & practical skills from over two decades of delivering high quality deliberative public engagement.👇
🎫 eu1.hubs.ly/H0dPGSC0
ALT Image has a group of people talking, with text above highlighting the masterclass 'Facilitation Skills 101'
ALT Image has a group of people talking, with text above highlighting the masterclass 'Deliberative Democracy 101'
Sortition Foundation retweeted
Electoral reform is important! Wake up everyone the government is trying to zzzzzz theguardian.com/commentisfre…
