Sortition Foundation

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

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

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:⁠
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Sounds like a citizens' assembly. We're campaigning for permanent and powerful citizens' assembly at every level of our democracy. Join the movement: www.858.org.uk

YouTube video by 858Project You can't sack a Lord. That's why we need to scrap them entirely

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

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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.
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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.

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...

VIP contract introduced by Tory peer left government owed £24m DHSC rejected as ‘unusable’ PPE supplied by company linked to Lord Chadlington, which later went bust

We need to scrap the House Of Lords now. #HoiseOfCitizens
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YouTube video by 858Project Lord: "We are not legitimate"

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
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YouTube video by 858Project A quick word from Lord Landlordington

Is it fair that Landlords get more of a say over renters' rights than the rest of us?
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#rentersrights #HouseofLords #renters #858Project #ukpolitics #citizensassembly #HouseOfCitizens #democracy #shorts

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House of the People - National Lottery If you think regular people would do a better job of running the country than politicians, enter the lottery for a seat in the House of the People.

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

Graphic showing members of a citizens' assembly with text: 858 Project, Greater democracy for Greater Manchester: GM Assembly campaigning meeting

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

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What if we replaced politicians with randomly selected people? If you think democracy is broken, here's an idea: let's replace politicians with randomly selected people. Author and activist Brett Hennig presents a compelling case for sortition democracy, or rando...

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:

Image of Art Gallery in black & white. Citizens' Assembly to reshape culture in the West of England

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

YouTube video by 858Project Why the Lords doesn't serve Greater Manchester

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

Just one in every 10 people actually trust politicians to tell the truth A whopping 82 per cent of people polled in the North West don't trust MPs to tell the truth 'much' or 'at all', the survey suggests

💡 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
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www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

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

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
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#HouseOfCitizens #UKPolitics

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📢 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?

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The Case for Sortition in America - Harvard Political Review An ideal American democracy is not beholden to moneyed interests before the people it serves. It dismantles unjust and undemocratic systems. Sortition is not perfect, but it is far closer to this idea...

"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. 👏

“My Party Today Would Not Create the NHS”: Labour MP Condemns Government Refusal to Look at 'Who Owns Our Water' “I've got a Government that has a computer for a political brain” says Clive Lewis after fellow Labour MPs line up to reject his Water Bill

. @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."

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YouTube video by 858Project Time for a House of the People?

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.
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#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

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