Led by a citizen’s jury process, decided by the people of jersey. Proud to have worked with @involveuk.bsky.social on this piece of work.

This is the end of Farage Fascism has been stopped, not with a gun, but with a bin.... How incredibly British

Far from "seizing the initiative" Nigel Farage's desperate decision to call a back-me-or sack-me by-election is the sign of a politician who knows he is finally being exposed for the man he has always been bylinetimes.com/2026/07/08/n...

🎟️ If you’d like to attend, sign up, here 👇 ageing-better.org.uk/webinar-intr... 🔎 Find out more about the work here 👇 www.involve.org.uk/our-work/our...

❓ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦? 👉 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 with @ageingbetter.bsky.social on 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 29𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒚, at 1pm. Find out more about the toolkit, hear stories from places doing the work, & older people who have seen these approaches being adopted locally.

📅 Free tomorrow? 👇 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱! We’re hosting Democracy Drinks, a friendly, informal gathering to connect, swap ideas, and unwind together. 🎟️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: luma.com/ynmvceo3

Looking for a job that makes a difference in the world? Our Opportunities page is where to look. Here are some of the current highlights 👇🧵 #Hiring #Jobs #CommunityOrganiser #Activist #Campaigner

Simon has secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. He worked in Whitehall for over 15 years. He never thought the Lords would block the assisted dying bill. He is calling for action to overturn this obstruction of democracy. The will of MPs and the people must prevail.

A new Prime Minister doesn't change our plan. Backed by a majority of MPs and the public, time must be made for the assisted dying bill. Parliament has unfinished business. It's time to get the job done. 🧵

We have two IAF England & Wales free #facilitation meetups in London next month, July 8 & 15 - this one with me, our first afternoon Walk & Talk meetup, and our regular monthly coffee meetup in Kings Cross, this time with Alin Sneha - all welcome, join us! www.linkedin.com/events/74711...

Tomorrow, the island of Ireland's first cross‑border citizens' jury will present its verdict on the future of Carlingford Lough – and what they're asking others to do next. 📅 Tomorrow 10:00–11:30 🎫 Join us: luma.com/tndqelxf

Re-upping this one, do come and join us, we’d love to see you…👇🏽

Our new engagement toolkit with @ageingbetter.bsky.social closes that gap, with practical guidance and ready-to-use templates for engagement that actually reaches people, and lasts. 👉 Find out more about the project here: www.involve.org.uk/our-work/our... 🧵👇

Exploring ways to have more purposeful and productive conversations, develop creative solutions, and build group consensus is essential for effective collaboration. Join me to learn how, at ICA:UK ToP Group Facilitation Methods training, 7-8 July in London www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/top-group-...

For the first time on the island of Ireland, residents from both sides of the border have been selected by democratic lottery to take part in a citizens' jury on the future of their shared landscape. Join us for the launch of their findings. 📅 Firday 26 June, 10:00–11:30 🎫 luma.com/tndqelxf

Content warning: discussions of people taking their own lives. The blanket ban on assisted dying is unsafe. It puts dying people in danger, when they most need support and protection. The assisted dying bill offers compassionate choice at the end of life - MPs must back the bill. 🧵

❓ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦? Councils already have plenty of tools to understand what needs to change for older residents. What's missing is how to genuinely involve them in deciding it, not just consult them. 🧵👇

Brexit “exposed a political class that appears unable to govern, sitting atop a state no longer fit for purpose. We voted to take back control, but discovered our leaders couldn’t handle it” … and that our media was largely unwilling to call it out or hold Brexiters to account. (Sunday Times)

Memo to pretty much (but obviously not quite) everybody in the media…

📅 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 👇 On 26th June at 10am, we're launching the final report from the Citizens' Jury on the Future of Carlingford Lough, and we'd love you to join us online. 💻 📍 Get your ticket here and let's talk about what comes next. luma.com/tndqelxf

I’m biased obviously, but it’s good, come along and see…! 👇🏽

The Isle of Man completes final vote on amendments necessary for Royal Assent of Assisted Dying Bill. As Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Westminster, momentum for assisted dying reform is building.

💥 GDS Local is hiring! 💥 We are recruiting for three roles. Associate PM, Senior UR, Senior Service Designer - links in thread🧵 The roles are located in Bristol, London or Manchester.

“We owe it to all those terminally ill people and their families...And I believe it undermines public trust in our democracy more widely if we cannot deliver on a measure that is supported by a very large majority of voters in all parts of the country."

Join us tomorrow, there are a few final tickets left! 👇

20,000 people turned out in Belfast on Saturday June 13 to show support for people driven from their homes by racist mobs earlier in the week

Lauren Edwards MP has confirmed that she will reintroduce the assisted dying bill as a Private Members’ Bill in the House of Commons. Her decision reflects the strong public and cross-party support for the bill, which passed in the House of Commons this time last year.

Thousands lined the streets in front of Belfast City Hall today to showed what this city is really like. A welcoming place open to all. ✊🏻❤️

Anti-racism protests are being held in Belfast and Derry this afternoon.

Around 5,000 people have attended an anti-racism rally in Belfast city centre. It is taking place outside Belfast City Hall following days of unrest provoked by a knife attack earlier this week

Thousands have turned out for an Anti-Racism rally in Belfast city centre, organised by United Against Racism and supported by Trade Unions

The second edition of Democracy R&D’s annual report, “The Year in Deliberation”, examines five emerging trends shaping the debates. It also features 13 interviews with members of the Global Citizens’ Assemblies Network. democracyrd.org/annual-repor... #CitizensAssembly

MPs were unequivocal in Monday's debate: the assisted dying bill was deliberately blocked in the Lords. Your MP needs to see this - tag yours below and show them what this means for dying people. It's time to bring back the bill.

If Muslims or members of the Asian and Black community had set fire to white people’s homes with children running for their lives, do you think we would be discussing legitimate concerns or focussing on who radicalised them and ideological and contributing cultural factors?

Democracy’s present difficulties were predictable. History and older theories of democratic stability should have prepared us for both democratic backsliding and the vulnerability of Western democracy we are experiencing today.

At least one MP with Labour in her party name calling it for what it is. Anyone in the government care to follow?

The family of the Belfast stabbing victim have released a statement saying - like the family of Henry Nowak last week - that the attack should not be used to "divide people or fuel hostility" They condemned disorder and praised the "valuable contribution" by migrants inews.co.uk/news/politic...

We used to call them ‘race riots’ now we call them ‘anti-immigration protests’.

Today marks five years since Noel Conway died. After being diagnosed with motor neurone disease, Noel spent the final years of his life fighting to have choice and control over his death.   When the UK legalises assisted dying - it will be thanks, in part, to Noel.

“How can I have more purposeful & productive conversations, develop creative solutions and build group consensus?” Join me for ICA:UK ToP Group #Facilitation Methods to find out, 7-8 July in London - last few places remaining! #ToPfacilitation www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1635661620...

Do multilingual citizens’ assemblies work, and how? Find out the answers at a DemocracyNext online event on 11 June. #CitizensAssembly

MPs and dying people sent a powerful message: Parliament must be allowed to finish what it started. In today's debate, MPs were clear - the assisted dying bill was deliberately obstructed in the Lords to the detriment of Parliament, the public and dying people.

Just weeks before he died, Nathaniel began the formal process of starting a Government petition to fight back against the now well-documented filibuster in the House of Lords. He died just days before the petition was published.

What are the barriers towards implementing a permanent Citizens’ Assembly in local government? This question the Nordic Deliberation Network hopes to explore together in the next Nordic Deliberation learning call on June 10. #CitizensAssembly

This is about democracy. And that makes it about all of us. MPs have just started debating assisted dying for the first time since they passed the assisted dying bill last year.

My memoir, A Mind Of My Own is now available in paperback which means it’s cheaper. Hurrah! If you’d like a dedicated copy repost this and I’ll do a random pick of five winners in the next couple of days. If you’ve already bought/read or listened to the audible version thank you! ♥️📚

🌤️🗞️ June newsletter of the Citizen Participation Network, including webinars, publications, jobs, courses, conferences and resources 🌐 across the fields of democratic innovation, the commons and participatory-deliberative democracy. 🤓 Available 👉🏼 www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...

'Nothing about us without us' is not just a slogan. We're calling for Parliament to follow the Equality Act and start including people with learning difficulties when making laws that affect them. 🔗 Sign the petition: buff.ly/esyOGw3

📊 Measuring impact shouldn't be a one-way transaction. Our recent work with the Greater London Authority on youth mentoring in London reimagines evaluation through peer research and storytelling. Dive into our blog to learn more! centreforpublicimpact.org/resource-hub...