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Taking the Party out of Politics

Taking the Party out of Politics

De : Andrew Brown
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A podcast about understanding

  • how politics is supposed to work,
  • why it isn’t working as well as it should be,
  • and what we might be able to do about it. 

Because, by understanding a little bit more about how things are supposed to work, and why they are a bit messed up, we might be able to get things to work a bit better. Perhaps even a lot better.


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Andrew Brown Politique et gouvernement Sciences politiques
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    • Interview with the podcast host

      Interview with the podcast host
      Sep 5 2023
      Award winning playwright Chris Lee takes time out his busy schedule to interview the host of Taking the Party Out of Politics, Andrew Brown, about the political ideas behind the podcast, about his motivation for putting it all together, and together they explore whether it will be possible to make the sorts of changes to our political landscape which are the conclusion of the podcast series.

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      28 min
    • Changing the Way We Use the System

      Changing the Way We Use the System
      Apr 21 2023

      It's not that people don't care enough. Absolutely not.

      But when we campaign about single issues, we are separate.  The thinking is not (obviously) linked up. And it too easy for government to nod, and to simply ignore.

      It's not that we need more consultation.

      But consultations can be simply a way of allowing the public to let off steam before the government does what it was going to do anyway. We need meaningful, engaged consultations, which look at the real impacts.

      It's not that we need more online petitions.

      But a collection of (potentially) uninformed online votes is too easy to justify ignoring. We need to demonstrate that our opinions are properly informed, and that we understand the wider context.

      We need to do more as individuals.

      We need to ensure that we are better informed.   And to ensure that our elected representatives know what we are better informed.

      We need to use our systems differently.

      From Citizen Assemblies, to Citizen Scrutiny, to Citizen Government, to Citizen Information, to Citizen Thinking.


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      28 min
    • Citizen Thinking

      Citizen Thinking
      Apr 7 2023

      None of us is as clever as all of us together.  

      We need to listen to experts.  But we also need to allow space for good ideas to come from anywhere.

      Together, not separately

      It should be about the quality of the ideas, not about how good you are at lobbying; or how much money or power or connections a lobby group has.

      To run a country, all these things need to come together.

      People + good information = good decisions

      We need to be careful. We should listen, but we should not be herded into all thinking the same way.

      Sharing knowledge is power.


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      27 min
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