Publications from the Miscellaneous category

•  Open Up Lobbying: joint letter to Mark Harper
  20/04/2012
  A letter to the minister in charge of constitutional and political reform Mark Harper calling for the government to strengthen its lobbying transparency proposals.
•  Lobbying register sample filing
  16/03/2012
  We are lobbyists ourselves. We understand the importance of lobbying in informed decision-making. But we want to see it conducted transparently, including our own lobbying. A comprehensive register needn’t be overly bureaucratic. This is what a sample entry might look like.
•  Taking the Initiative: The case for citizen-led decision making
  20/08/2007
  In recent years, petitions and referenda have captured the public imagination like never before. But citizens have been left frustrated by the lack of a formal mechanism for acting upon their results. It is becoming increasingly obvious that we need to bridge the gap between the passion of citizen-led activism and the formality of the political process. In this pamphlet, politicians, thinkers and campaigners discuss ways in which we can do this whilst retaining the best aspects of both. With articles by Douglas Carswell MP, Bruno Kaufmann, Saira Khan, Prof Matt Qvortrup, Diana Wallis MEP and Derek Wyatt MP.
•  A Woman’s Right to Stand
  06/06/2007
  Should equal representation be guaranteed? Kitty Ussher MP and Jo Swinson MP Edited by Emily Robinson