The figures simply don’t add up for higher education in England and Wales. Yet delusional politicians from all parties seem intent on avoiding the issue, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

En temps de desconfiança envers les institucions, parlar de participació ciutadana pot semblar una aposta arriscada. Però precisament per això cal més que mai disposar d’eines que enforteixin la democ...

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Desire for a politics that cares about global and local injustice is sharpening the political gender divide, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Putin’s Russia is a threat to all Europe, including the UK. Vital aid work will be hit as we spend more on defence, but we must deal with the world as it is, says foreign secretary David Lammy

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Today we kicked off a new legislative theatre process with young people on youth employment and work experience opportunities in the West Midlands, as part of…

Creativity, neglected for too long as a part of pro-democracy politics in the US and abroad, is fundamental to changing the seemingly intractable problems we face, and to seeing, designing and rehears...

Letters: AI is a backward-looking technology that reinforces old biases, warns Natalie Bennett, while fuelling energy-hungry AI data centres will leave the green transition in tatters, writes Christop...

Governments seeking to address declining trust, increasing polarisation, and greater complexity in government policy have increasingly turned to democratic innovations to engage citizens. For practiti...

How can we publicly debate policy in the face of the rising – and polarising – influence of the X owner and others whose only aim is to serve themselves

How can we use creativity, arts and play to make participatory and deliberative democracy (PDD) more inclusive? This question guided a scoping review of the literature we conducted between May and August 2024, which provided us with important insights on how arts-based and creative methods can facilitate participation, particularly from groups who are often marginalised within politics and wider society. Our review also highlighted a set of challenges and ethical issues raised by these approache

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