Sortition Foundation

For democracy to work ordinary people must have a voice in decisions that shape our future. @sortitionnow.bsky.social's Dr Sonia Randhawa will be speaking online about a possible Citizens’ Assembly on intergenerational equity on Saturday RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/tax-w...

Could deliberative democracy solve many of the problems posed by social media companies and AI? www.ft.com/content/76de...

We're hiring... Could you be Sortition Foundation's Junior Organiser in Greater Manchester? www.sortitionfoundation.org/hiring_junio...

What's Andy Burnham's legacy for democracy in Greater Manchester? How about a Citizens' Assembly, bringing together ordinary people from across the region and giving everyone a chance at a seat at the table? #UKPolitics #DeliberativeDemocracy #Democracy #Citizens

BBC Charter review must not ignore the views of audiences - Gvmt has to give UK public a democratic say on BBC's future @scotnational.bsky.social report on our joint letter to Lisa Nandy with 20 groups incl. @campaignforthearts.org @vlvuk.bsky.social @involveuk.bsky.social @sortitionnow.bsky.social

The corrupting influence of the Ring of Power. Let's replace the House of Lords with a House of Citizens, brought together in fellowship, like a jury. Sign the petition today: www.858.org.uk/house-of-citizens-petition

The corrupting influence of the Ring of Power. Let's replace the House of Lords with a House of Citizens, brought together in fellowship, like a jury. Sign the petition today: www.858.org.uk/house-of-cit... #UKPolitics #HouseOfLords #Parody #Satire

🔔NEW REPORT: Today the Centre for Deliberative Democracy releases new research showing Australians favour a more engaged democracy. A survey of 4200 adults shows strong support for governments listening between elections and creating deliberative spaces for people to shape decisions. bit.ly/3KE7Lfw

Recently Sortition Foundation brought together EU-level deliberative democracy practitioners for a workshop to assess the current practice of democratic lotteries and help shape the new OpenDLP platform. Learn more about this 2-day workshop on our blog: www.sortitionfoundation.org/frontiers_of...

Who do you trust more, Lords or Citizens? Watch to see why I've just signed a petition calling for a House of Citizens: bsky.app/profile/sort...

Who do you trust more, Lords or Citizens? Watch to see why I've just signed a petition calling for a House of Citizens: bsky.app/profile/sort...

Who do you think should appoint the board that selects the BBC director general? A citizens' assembly or politicians? ⁠ www.858.org.uk/bbc_poll%E2%... ⁠ #UKPolitics #BBC #Democracy⁠ Video credit @therestpolitics.bsky.social

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

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

Who do you trust more, Lords or Citizens? Watch to see why I've just signed a petition calling for a House of Citizens: bsky.app/profile/sort...

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?

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

Starmer can sack Peter Mandelson US Ambassador, but he can't sack Lord Peter Mandelson who has a job for life making laws that affect all of us. We need a House of Citizens to hold politicians to account. Join now www.858.org.uk #ukpolitics youtube.com/shorts/QnyL0...

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

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...

We need to scrap the House Of Lords now. #HoiseOfCitizens www.858.org.uk www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

During the debate on hereditary Lords, Labour life peer Lord Hunt called for further reform of the House of Lords, calling current Lords illegitimate. #ukpolitics #HouseOfCitizens #DeliberativeDemocracy #HouseOfLords youtube.com/shorts/MMi6N...

Is it fair that Landlords get more of a say over renters' rights than the rest of us? www.858.org.uk #rentersrights #HouseofLords #renters #858Project #ukpolitics #citizensassembly #HouseOfCitizens #democracy #shorts www.youtube.com/shorts/2BVZx...

A very interesting #citizensassembly model in the #UK: houseofthepeople.uk Thanks @Lewis of the @climatemajority.bsky.social Climate Majority Project

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

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

Brett Hennig of @sortitionnow.bsky.social makes a case for sortition, the random selection of government officials — a system that entrusts ordinary people with making decisions for the greater good of everyone:

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

Why the Lords doesn't serve Greater Manchester. We need a citizens' assembly. www.858.org.uk/citizens_ass... youtube.com/shorts/Va4dd... #shorts #UKPolitics #Democracy #GreaterManchester #858Project #OurHomeOurSay

💡 Citizens of the North West trust their fellow citizens way more than politicians. Just one in 10 actually trust politicians to tell the truth! Read more in this great piece by @josephtiman.bsky.social for @manchestereveningnews.co.uk ‬ 👇 www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

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

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

📢 We're hiring! Join Demos as a #Researcher in our Participation and #Policy Team. Are you passionate about social change, democracy, and innovative #policymaking? Want to turn big ideas into action and be part of a dynamic, purpose-driven team? 🖊️ Apply today ⬇️ ⏳ Deadline 1st June #ThinkTankJobs

"Sortition is not perfect, but it is far closer to this ideal than what we have. By eliminating career politicians, sortition simultaneously curtails corruption and increases representation." harvardpolitics.com/sortition-in... @sortitionnow.bsky.social

📢 〰️ Introducing ‘Waves’: a ground breaking new trial of digital #democracy that puts communities at the centre of local decision-making. Led by Demos, this €1 million project will use #AI-powered tech to help people tackle tough local issues together - faster, fairer, and with real impact.

Wait for it.. @elliechowns.bsky.social was told by MPs that Citizens' Assemblies would mean shirking her 'responsibility for difficult decisions' as an elected rep. So she gives MPs a lesson in democracy. 👏

. @labourlewis.bsky.social "proposed a Water Bill, which, if passed, would launch a representative citizens’ assembly to determine the future of the sector, following years of large dividends and bonuses being taken out of the system by privatised water firms." bylinetimes.com/2025/03/31/m...

Protesters from @Time_To_Assemble disrupted the House of Lords to demand a House of the People. Listen to their spokesperson Bertie Coyle speaking about why they took action. youtube.com/shorts/NyYfU... #UKPolitics #HouseOfLords #858Project

They're right, a Lords based on Prime Ministerial patronage has no place in modern society. We must scrap the "Indefensible" (Keir Starmer's word) House of Lords and replace it with a #HouseOfCitizens Sign the petition today 👇 www.858.org.uk/house-of-cit... #858Project

Who could have predicted it? Lord Darzi, who led the rapid review of the NHS, held $500k undeclared shares & $800k undeclared share options in private health companies - all missing from his House of Lords register of interests - when Streeting appointed him. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Maybe we should scrap the House Of Lords and create a House of Citizens who don't have massive, undeclared, conflicts of interests. www.858.org.uk/house-of-cit...

Who would you fire? www.858.org.uk/house-of-cit... #858Project #ukpolitics #citizensassembly #democracy #HouseOfCitizens

Who would you fire? www.858.org.uk/house-of-cit... #858Project #ukpolitics #citizensassembly #democracy #HouseOfCitizens

Our Home Our Say For politics to work for people like us it has to involve people like us. www.youtube.com/shorts/L-5mG... Sign the petition for a Citizens' Assembly for Greater Manchester: www.858.org.uk/citizens_ass... #ukpolitics #deliberativedemocracy #858Project

Who do you trust more, Lords or Citizens? Watch to see why I've just signed a petition calling for a House of Citizens: bsky.app/profile/sort...

84% of Brits feel powerless over local decisions, & most believe community power is key to restoring trust - new Opinium polling for the campaign We're Right Here. Vast majority of Brits say they have ‘not much' or 'no’ say over choices affecting their community: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

Throwback to our campaign launch to #CleanUpPolitics at the #DNSummit25 last Friday with our amazing panel - Anya from @compinpolitics.bsky.social, Alastair from @sortitionnow.bsky.social, Moussa from @corganisers.bsky.social and Glen from Marsh Farm. 👏