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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · 20d

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

Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · Sep 11

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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You can't sack a Lord. That's why we need to scrap them entirely

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · Aug 28

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

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · Aug 5

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...

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.

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · Aug 2

We need to scrap the House Of Lords now. #HoiseOfCitizens
www.858.org.uk

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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

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · Jul 24

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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Lord: "We are not legitimate"

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · Jul 17

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

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A quick word from Lord Landlordington

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Prof Phoebe Barnard @phoebebarnard.bsky.social · Jun 13

A very interesting #citizensassembly model in the #UK:

houseofthepeople.uk

Thanks @Lewis of the @climatemajority.bsky.social Climate Majority Project

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.

houseofthepeople.uk

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · Jul 17

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

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · Jul 15

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

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

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Magenta-Blu 🕊 @magenta-blu.bsky.social · Jun 25

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...
Help us to reach our target goal and share with others.
Thanks!

Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · Nov 20

Who do you trust more to make important decisions about your life? Lords or Citizens?
#858Project #HouseOfCitizens
Sign the petition now:
www.858.org.uk/house-of-cit...

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Lords or Citizens? You decide!

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Life in Common @arthursmid.bsky.social · Jun 3

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:

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...

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · Jun 19

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

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

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · May 30

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

Why the Lords doesn't serve Greater Manchester

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · May 20

💡 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...

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

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · May 20

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

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

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · May 15

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

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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · May 12

📢 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

Researcher

Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.

demos.co.uk

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Life in Common @arthursmid.bsky.social · Apr 24

"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."

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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...

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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · May 7

📢 〰️ 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.

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · Apr 3

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. 👏

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · Apr 1

. @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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“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

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · Mar 27

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

Time for a House of the People?

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · Mar 20

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

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · Mar 20

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

Replace the Lords with a House of Citizens

For politics to work for people like us, it has to include people like us.

www.858.org.uk

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