We all know the truth: the UK is on the proverbial scrapheap. We have less money in our pockets and the pressures on our lives are increasing. Adding to the day-to-day stress of just trying to make ends meet, climate disaster is coming our way and it's going to make matters a lot, lot worse.
The people of the UK are more disillusioned by the state of our politics than at any time in living memory - look at the polls. After years of battling over Brexit, lockdown parties, abuse claims, crumbling public services and crashing living standards, people are sick to the back teeth of politicians. And we are furious there is no way to make our voices heard. This has got to change.
We need a democratic alternative that gives the people of the UK a voice.
Crises such as cost of living and climate are related. Their roots lie in the question of power: who has it and who doesn’t. Our democracies are incomplete, undermined and broken. Those that have wealth and power have done that to prevent us, the people, from actually being in charge. If we want to deal with any of the crises we face, we will have to upgrade our democracy.
Voters favour a new electoral system over the old by almost 2-1. The UK needs a proportional voting so every vote counts and a permanent Citizens’ Assembly made up of people from all walks of life to discuss major long term issues without party political pressures.
That’s why the People Demand Democracy.
About People Demand Democracy
People Demand Democracy is a group of people from all across Britain calling for an upgrade to our current political system and using civil disobedience to get our message across.
We are calling for a fair, proportional voting system for Westminster elections and a permanent, legally-binding national House of Citizens, selected by democratic lottery.
People Demand Democracy has written letters to the leaders of the two leading political parties - Labour and the Conservatives - with an ultimatum: implement our demands by 1st September 2023 or we will take proportionate action to get our message across.
You can read the letters here.
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