"The greatest inequality is inequality of power" Jon Trickett and Paul Mason will open the workshop with a discussion on the ongoing centralisation of power in the UK and the impact this concentration has on the political, economic and social structures, institutions and outcomes. We will then hear from campaigners and movements who are trying create a democracy from the […]
***Please note that this event is being held at Scottish Labour Party conference and you must be a passholder to attend*** A discussion presented by Politics for the Many, UNISON and Red Paper Collective - Remaking the state: Transforming Scotland for Worker and Citizen Power How can we update the old fashioned institutions and rules of British politics so that […]
PCS and ERS Cordially invite STUC delegates to attend our eve of congress reception Sunday 14 April 2019, 7pm – 8.30pm RRS DISCOVERY Discovery Point, Discovery Quay Dundee DD1 4XA
Throughout history, the labour movement has been at the forefront in demanding progressive change to address the big challenges of the era. Today, the UK faces a social, political and democratic crisis. Yet the democratic crisis – the breakdown of trust, the divide between the rulers and the ruled – has often gone ignored. 200 years ago in Manchester, tens […]
From the Chartists pushing for universal suffrage, to the Scottish TUC’s role campaigning for a Scottish Parliament, trade unions have often been at the forefront of demands for a democracy that puts working people at the centre. Join Politics for the Many, the trade union campaign for political reform, to discuss how trade unions can help build a better democracy. Featuring […]
Join Politics for the Many, the trade union campaign for political reform, for a panel discussion on creating a political system that works for workers. Featuring Jon Trickett MP, former MEP David Martin and Dr Jess Garland at Labour Party Conference. The event will include a buffet lunch.
Politics for the Many are delighted to launch The New Foundations, an important collection of essays at Open Labour’s 2021 Conference on 21st March. The British state is a legacy of an empire and society long since transformed by technological and social upheavals. So why hasn’t it evolved? In The New Foundations, a bold new collection of essays, thinkers from […]
The Road to Conference: Why PR? Why now? How to make it happen! With Proportional Representation shaping up to be one of the biggest issues at Labour conference this year, join us for the launch of the Labour for a New Democracy Roadshow - a season of online events about why electoral reform is critical to delivering the Labour Party's […]
The purely democratic problems with First Past the Post are widely known. What's less well understood is the profound implications it has for progressive parties, voters and politics. Renown academics Jonathan Rodden and Rob Ford join Debbie Abrahams MPs to explore these issues. Why does First Past the Post have a right wing bias? How can Proportional Representation level the […]
With politicians like Donald Trump, Victor Orban and Boris Johnson taking unbridled power under winner-takes-all systems, it's time for a look at how first past the post hands power to extremists. Join us for our fourth Roadshow event, featuring Billy Bragg, MPs Rachael Maskell and Stephen Kinnock and LCER's Maria Iacovou - chaired by Compass' Frances Foley. We'll be discussing […]
