Citizens assembly

Green Hustle Festival showed our system is broken but hope grows in the gaps left in communities
A woman sat on a green knitted lion at Green Hustle Festival
Adam Pickering

Green Hustle Festival showed our system is broken but hope grows in the gaps left in communities

Despair and division remain in the UK in 2026 but Green Hustle Festival in Nottingham celebrated community, creativity and climate action and showed the hope political leaders and institutions must build on, writes Adam Pickering
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

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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