Citizens assembly
Can giving power to the people rebuild trust in politics?
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Can giving power to the people rebuild trust in politics?
Citizens Assemblies are putting decision-making in the hands of ordinary people. Newham has become the first local authority in England to launch a permanent citizen’s assembly – here’s what five people on the assembly thought of their new found power.