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SCOTTISH party leaders are being urged to embed people power into the country’s politics by creating a permanent citizens’ assembly.
More than 2,000 people have signed a petition calling for the creation of a “house of citizens,” which it is claimed could stand in stark contrast to the House of Lords at Westminster.
The SNP pledged in its election manifesto to hold an annual citizens’ assembly to look at “some of the more complex issues we face as a country.”
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
Last weekend’s inaugural conference mixed warmth, unity and ambition with the unmistakable echo of old arguments. MATT KERR wonders whether the fledgling party’s difficulties can be overcome
ANSELM ELDERGILL is a member of Your Party and he suggests how the new party should reform Britain’s constitution
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JAMIE DRISCOLL explains how his group, Majority, plans to empower working people to empower themselves