Charter 88 Publications - Other Publications

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Other Publications

Taming Globalisation

Taming Globalisation, by Dan Plesch. (pdf .25Mb)

Charter88 submission on the Lords

Charter88 response to the Government White Paper on reform of the House of Lords - Completing the Reform.

ID Cards: A case against

This is a joint pamphlet with Liberty with diverse contributers.

A Human Rights Commission for the United Kingdom

The questions asked by the Human Rights Committee of the House of Commons

Since first being established in 1988, Charter88 has campaigned for a Bill of Rights for the United Kingdom as one of its key objectives. We welcomed the Labour manifesto in 1997 which referred to its proposals to incorporate the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law by statute as establishing a "floor, not a ceiling" for human rights protection. It added that Parliament would remain free to enhance these rights by subsequent legislation such as a Freedom of Information Act.

Submission to the Commission to strenghten Parliament

In July 1999, the Conservative Leader William Hague MP, established the 'Commission to Strengthen Parliament' under the chairmanship of Professor the Lord Norton of Louth. Its terms of reference are 'to examine the causes of the decline in the effectiveness of Parliament in holding the executive to account and to make proposals for strengthening democratic control over the Government'. The Commission plans to publish its proposals in the spring of 2000.

How to make quangos democratic Eds. Matthew Flinders, Ian Harden and David Marquand - Ł10.00

Love them or hate them, quangos are not going to disappear under a change of government. This new publication arises out of the PERC Quango Project based at Sheffield University which focussed on the role that quangos could play in a modern democracy. As a result of the project, the researchers have reinvigorated the debate about what reforms would be necessary to make quangos more democratic, and set them out in this paper.

This Time: Our Constitutional Revolution by Anthony Barnett - Ł6.99
A revolution is taking place in Britain following the General Election and the death of Diana Spencer. Not a Charter88 publication. Vintage Books (Random House Imprint) available from bookshops.

The Real Story of Radio Caroline by Steve McGann

For the People, by the People: The Report of the Citizens' Enquiry (Edited by Mary Lenton) - Ł11.99 Introduction and Summary of the Citizens' Enquiry Report The Citizens' Enquiry information packs and questionnaires

The Citizens' Enquiry is Charter88's unique consultation project which has run over the course of the past two years, gauging the opinions of around 8000 individuals and organisations on a wide range of questions concerning matters of democratic reform.

Find out what the public really thinks about a Bill of Rights, proportional representation, devolution, monitoring of MPs, and much much more...

The Defining Moment : Prospects for a New Britain Under Labour by Anthony Barnett - Ł3.00
How deep is New Labour's commitment to constitutional reform? Can such reform be made a popular success? Charter88's policy co-ordinator assesses the situation.

Debating the Constitution : New Perspectives on Constitutional Reform (Anthony Barnett, Caroline Ellis and Paul Hirst) - Ł9.95
A wide-ranging source book covering proposals for constitutional reform affecting areas as diverse as economic development, European integration, race and gender. This book is composed from debates arising out of the Charter88 Constitutional Convention held in Manchester in 1991.

BSE : A Sickness of Government? - Ł2.00
An edited summary of a Charter88 conference held on 18th November 1996, examining what the BSE crisis shows us about our system of government. Speakers include representatives of the National Farmers Union, public health specialists, and a relative of one of the victims.

The Politics of the Real World : Meeting the New Century (Michael Jacobs) - Ł6.99 (Ł4.50 to Charter88 signatories)
Growing poverty and crime has left many British citizens feeling excluded from mainstream society. Globally, the destruction of rain forests and the greenhouse effect make the planet's very existence uncertain. Yet the political system barely seems to register any of this. This book explains how conventional economic and social policies are creating problems, not solving them, and proposes a new direction for the UK in an increasingly globalised world.

A Citizen's Democracy (Rt. Hon. John Smith MP) - Ł2.50
The transcript of a speech on the subject of constitutional reform, delivered to a Charter88 meeting in Westminster on 1st March 1993.

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