Trade: How can the UK trade after brexit?
The UK has to make decisions on two issues in relation to the future of trade: How do we want to trade with the EU after Brexit? How do we want to trade with countries outside the EU? At the moment, both of these matters are decided by our membership of the EU: How we […]
Continue readingTrade: How much does the UK trade?
The charts give you some numbers on trade. The first two charts give information on how much trade the UK does with the EU and with countries outside the EU. 1. UK exports to and imports from the EU and countries outside the EU, in billions of pounds The chart on the left shows how […]
Continue readingTrade: What are the Single Market, Customs Union and WTO rules?
The Single Market The Single Market aims to allow economic activity to take place across the EU without any barriers. All EU members are part of the Single Market. Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are also part of the Single Market, even though they are not EU members. The Single Market covers four aspects of economic […]
Continue readingTrade: How does Trade Work?
What is Trade? Trade is the buying and selling of products between countries. These products can be goods, such as food and electrical products, or services, such as education and banking. People and companies in the UK often trade with people and companies in other countries. For example, you might own a German washing machine. […]
Continue readingCitizens’ Assembly on Brexit to put voters’ voices into EU negotiations
Statement from UK in a Changing Europe, for immediate release: 5 September 2017. www.citizensassembly.co.uk/Brexit For more information on the project see: citizensassembly.co.uk/Brexit. Dr Alan Renwick, Director of the project at UCL, is available for interview – contact [email protected] or 02076794979. There will be limited places for journalists to attend the Citizens’ Assembly. Those interested should contact […]
Continue readingThe Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit: Public to debate UK’s exit terms
ESRC-funded project receives backing from figures across spectrum – from Remain’s Chuka Umunna and Will Straw to Leave’s Bernard Jenkins and Suzanne Evans. Statement from UCL’s Constitution Unit, the University of Westminster’s Centre for the Study of Democracy, the University of Southampton, Involve, and the Electoral Reform Society For immediate release, 12/07/2017 Dr Alan Renwick, Director […]
Continue readingDemocracy Matters wins ‘Westminster’s Oscars’
The Electoral Reform Society and leading academics picked up the Democratic Innovation Award for their Citizens’ Assembly project at last night’s (29th November) Political Studies Association Annual Awards in Westminster. The project brought together politicians, regional leaders and the public to debate the government’s English devolution plans at a local level, with the Democracy Matters’ […]
Continue readingPoliticians from seven parties call for citizens’ say over Britain’s constitution
For immediate release, 12th April 2016 Statement from the Electoral Reform Society on behalf of Democracy Matters Senior figures from all the main parties are coming together to call for citizens to have a greater say over the constitutional changes sweeping the UK. The high-profile politicians – including Dominic Grieve MP, Suzanne Evans and Caroline […]
Continue readingAssembly South Overview Report
Revitalising Democracy in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight The Report of Assembly South January 2016 Download the Assembly South Overview Report Contents Executive Summary Introduction The Background to Assembly South Why a Citizens’ Assembly? Why Devolution? Assembly South: Composition and Working Methods Who Participated in Assembly South? What Did Assembly South Do? Assembly South’s […]
Continue readingAssembly North Overview Report
Revitalising Democracy in South Yorkshire The Report of Assembly North January 2016 Download the Assembly North Overview Report Contents Executive Summary Introduction. The Background to Assembly North. Why a Citizens’ Assembly? Why Devolution? Assembly North: Composition and Working Methods Who Participated in Assembly North? What Did Assembly North Do? Assembly North’s Discussions and Recommendations. The Scale […]
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