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Sign the petition: www.858.org.uk/house-of-citizens-petition

It's been over 858 years since King Henry II introduced juries.
Finish the job: Replace the House of Lords with a House of Citizens.
www.858.org.uk
www.sortitionfoundation.org
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Let’s bridge community divides and tackle the issues people care about most. Join @dhnnjyn.bsky.social in supporting our campaign for a rolling citizens’ assembly in Greater Manchester.

Join and donate at www.858.org.uk/pledge

#deliberativedemocracy #democracy #CitizensAssembly #manchester
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Can you imagine tolerance and trust in politics? We and @anthonybarnett.bsky.social ( opendemocracy.net ) can!

Join the movement to replace the Lords with a House of Citizens by pledging⁠ your support today: 858.org.uk/pledge

#Democracy #CitizensAssembly #UKPolitics
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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As we #crowdfund to #GrowTheMovement for permanent and powerful citizens’ assemblies www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/scrap-the-... we're going to share 10 shocking facts about #UKPolitics and the #HouseOfLords.

Fact 10: What is the average age of members of the House of Lords?
October 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Thanks #MarkRylance for sending us a message of support as we #CrowdFund to #GrowTheMovement to fix our broken politics with permanent and powerful citizens’ assemblies. Support us here: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/scrap-the-... #HouseofCitizens #UKPolitics #HouseOfLords #CitizensAssembly
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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As we #GrowTheMovement for permanent and powerful citizens’ assemblies, we’re sharing our favourite videos. ⁠#10 is about the UK CA on climate change. Even just the trailer is inspiring: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Help #GrowTheMovement today! 858.org.uk/pledge
October 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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For far too long, our political system has been run by a narrow slice of society who are out of touch with ordinary people like you, me and our neighbours.
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Chip in to the Crowdfunder to fix our broken system:⁠
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/scrap-the-...
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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It's not right that Lords should have less scrutiny than MPs.

They have a job for life in our parliament. It's time to do away with all of them and have a #HouseOfCitizens instead.
www.858.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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The inaugural 858 Project community meeting, bringing together people from across 4 of Greater Manchester’s boroughs - Stockport, Manchester, Trafford and Salford.

To find out more about this great beginning, visit our blog: www.sortitionfoundation.org/our_home_our...
People in a white room, one holds 2 thumbs up A man and woman shake hands over a table people sit around at able with markers and a map of Greater Manchester People discuss while applying stickers to post it notes with ideas on.
August 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Do you trust these Landlord Lords to make laws about Renters' Rights?... Probably not.
If you'd rather have a House of Citizens, sign the petition now:
www.858.org.uk/house-of-cit...

#shorts #ukpolitics #HouseOfLords #HouseOfCitizens
July 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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It’s time for us to build greater democracy for Greater Manchester. Join people from across Manchester, Stockport, Trafford and Salford on Mon 4th Aug, 6:30-8:30pm, at Friend’s Meeting House to discuss putting the power in ordinary people’s hands.

RSVP: tinyurl.com/43km7x3e
Graphic showing members of a citizens' assembly with text: 858 Project, Greater democracy for Greater Manchester: GM Assembly campaigning meeting
July 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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52 everyday citizens, chosen by lottery, will help redefine the future of arts and creativity across the West of England

www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerse...

#DeliberativeDemocracy #Democracy #CitizensAssembly #UKArts
Image of Art Gallery in black & white. Citizens' Assembly to reshape culture in the West of England
June 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Join Australia’s leading voices on democracy reform at the national conference:
‘Citizen Assemblies - Policy without Politics’
Saturday 14 June 2025 | 📍 Woodville Town Hall, SA.

Real stories. Real solutions. Real participation.
See cafsa.org.au/conf for details and registration
Picture features tiles of close up headshots both real photos of real people and colourful & blocky illustrations of people. Text: Citizen Assemblies. Policy without politics. National Conference. Adelaide. Saturday June 14 2025. Register today cafsa.org.au/conf Pictures are captioned: Elizabeth Farrelly, Better Cities Initiiative. Nicholas Gruen, Sonia Randhawa and more
May 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Reform & trust
📊 New YouGov polling on trust commissioned by @sortitionnow shows people who voted Reform n the 2024 General Election trust citizen assembly members more, and members of parliament less, than other voter groups
www.858.org.uk
#HouseOfCitizens #UKPolitics
May 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Who would you fire?
www.858.org.uk/house-of-cit...

#858Project #ukpolitics #citizensassembly #democracy #HouseOfCitizens
March 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Who would you fire?
www.858.org.uk/house-of-cit...

#858Project #ukpolitics #citizensassembly #democracy #HouseOfCitizens
March 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Throughout February, with the help of our SORT-EU partner network from across the EU, we're running a democratic lottery to select people for the next European Citizens' Panel on "a new European budget fit for our ambition."

Read more on our blog:
www.sortitionfoundation.org/ecp_eu_budge...
Graphic showing members of a citizens' assembly, text reads: Sortition Foundation Democratic Lottery Services - European Citizens' Panel on the New EU Budget
January 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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So what is 'sortition' anyway?

If you'd like to see the the House of Lords replaced by a House of Citizens selected by sortition, sign the petition now:
www.858.org.uk/house-of-cit...

#HouseOfCitizens #UKPolitics #DeliberativeDemocracy #Democracy #Citizens
January 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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What is the 858 Project?
www.858.org.uk

#UKPolitics #858Project
January 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Together we can do away with political patronage and put ordinary people back in the driving seat.
Images of social media videos. Text reads: or campaign content is seen by millions of people on social media BBC news screen capture. Headline: end of hereditary peers moves one step closer, with a picture of Lords wearing old fashioned wigs. Text reads: 2024 saw the beginning of Lords reform, with legislation introduced to remove hereditary peers. Picture of prime deliberating in a citizens assembly. Text reads: Sortition Foundation helped run dozens of citizens assemblies proving they deliver on people's priorities. Two screen grabs about labours Lords appointments. Text reads: 2025 is the year to push for real House of Lords reform, following the latest political appointments to the outdated bloated and indefensible chamber.
December 31, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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The people-powered movement for a House of Citizens to replace the House of Lords gathered pace in 2024, today we have a look back as well prepare to step up the campaign in 2025.
858 project. 2024 was a big tear for Lords reform and the campaign for a House of Citizens. 2025 promises to be even bigger! Picture of Nick Thomas -Symonds MP and a letter from the cabinet office. Text reads: Minister for the constitution responds to hundreds of letters Picture of 4 people on a panel. Text reads: We hosted an event in Westminster with Electoral Reform Society featuring MPs and Lords after House of Citizens supporters contact over a third of MPs Pictures of house of Citizens in the media including the mirror, guardian, big issue, BBC, byline times and metro
December 31, 2024 at 1:01 PM
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Today is the last day to invite your MP to our Westminster event put on with @electoralreform.bsky.social. Ask your MP to put on record what they think should be done about the House of Lords & whether they support a House of Citizens.
Email them now:
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The Lords Work in Mysterious Ways? A bipartisan case for house of lrods reform. Logos for Sortition Foundation, bright blue and Electoral Reform Society and the speakers: Simon Hoare MP, Fabian Hamilton MP, Baroness Smith, Dr Jess Garland, James Robertson Bartek Staniszewski. Wednesday 27 November 2024
November 26, 2024 at 2:05 PM