Calum Green
calumdgreen.bsky.social
Calum Green
@calumdgreen.bsky.social
Organising | Campaigns | Trying this place out...

Director of Organising & Campaigns, The Advocacy Academy

Previously Involve, London Community Land Trust & Citizens UK
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Column, on a mishapen debate around assisted dying and how it could be done better. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
MPs will vote, but there is a better way to decide who has the right to die | Rafael Behr
In an age of cynicism and mistrust, politicians must work harder to involve the public in difficult decisions, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:56 AM
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Great to talk to @rafaelbehr.bsky.social for his thoughtful piece on how public deliberation & #deliberativedemocracy can help tackle complex moral & political questions, such as assisted dying.

Well worth a read!

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

@involveuk.bsky.social
MPs will vote, but there is a better way to decide who has the right to die | Rafael Behr
In an age of cynicism and mistrust, politicians must work harder to involve the public in difficult decisions, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Great to talk to @rafaelbehr.bsky.social for his thoughtful piece on how public deliberation & #deliberativedemocracy can help tackle complex moral & political questions, such as assisted dying.

Well worth a read!

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

@involveuk.bsky.social
MPs will vote, but there is a better way to decide who has the right to die | Rafael Behr
In an age of cynicism and mistrust, politicians must work harder to involve the public in difficult decisions, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:32 AM
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🚨🚨🚨 Job alert!

Paulina Pospieszna is hiring a postdoc to work on our Integrating Citizen Deliberation for Impact project.

Deadline is 21 November. Details of how to apply are on our website (scroll down to the We Are Hiring section): i4i-project.com
Integrating Citizen Deliberation for Impact (i4i)
A new project to examine the impacts of climate assemblies in Europe and how this is influenced by their type of integration into the political system.
i4i-project.com
October 31, 2024 at 7:03 PM
It increasingly feels like there's an opportunity for Labour to turn its missions for government into *national missions* that large sections of the public feel part of.

Last week, I wrote a short piece on what they've done, why it's not enough & the change needed.

involve.org.uk/news-opinion...
To rebuild trust, the Labour government has to start trusting the public to be part of making decisions.
involve.org.uk
November 19, 2024 at 9:32 AM
🔔 The Government’s English Devo White Paper is out soon.

✍️ Our new paper sets out how involving people from all walks of life in decisions could unlock a more effective, fair & democratic approach to devo in England.

Posting here, not just the other place...

involve.org.uk/our-work/our...
Could involving citizens help unlock true English Devolution?
With the Government’s English Devolution White Paper being published imminently, this paper sets out how involving people from all walks of life in decision making could unlock a more effective, fair ...
involve.org.uk
November 18, 2024 at 12:04 PM