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GO BIG #3: A Big Idea to Repair Our Democracy

It’s the third episode of our podcast book tour, exploring ideas from Ed’s new book ‘Go Big’. We're revisiting citizens’ assemblies and the role they could play in repairing our democracy. Experts Graham Smith, Archon Fung and…

AdminJune 21, 2021Reasons to be CheerfulGraham Smith, Archon Fung, Becky Willis, Mike Tipton, democracy, citizens' assemblies, cold water swimming, Climate Assembly UK

PRESTONOMICS: taking back control of local economies

For the last few years, Preston has been pioneering a bold experiment in how to create a fairer local economy. What can we learn from their ‘community wealth building’ approach? Preston City Council leader Matthew Brown…

AdminMay 17, 2021Reasons to be CheerfulPreston model, community wealth building, Matthew Brown, Tony Greenham, Antonia Jennings, Sue Peachey, Climate Assembly UK, Centre for Local Economic Strategies, mutual banks

A MISSION FOR SORTITION: citizens’ assemblies & the climate crisis

This weekend was the final meeting of the UK’s Climate Assembly. As BIG fans of citizens’ assemblies, we explore how it went and what comes next. Assembly member Ibrahim talks about his experience. Climate expert Becky…

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