Citizen's Juries?
The government has been slow in announcing in more detail it's views on citizen's juries. Real News provided coverage on this issue two months ago to coincide with the release of the Government's Green Paper "The Governance of Britain" in which citizen's juries are mentioned. What was said then applies in equal measure to the latest government announcements.
These matters are covered in the 2 part series entitled "Participatory democracy and the citizen". The links are provided below. Part 2 covers citizen's juries but Part 1 exlains some issues of importance in understanding proposals made in Part 2:
Posted: 3rd September, 2007.
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