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Direct Democracy Campaign (DDC)

'Let the people decide..............'

20th century democracy meant a vote once every few years for MPs and councillors who then took all the decisions for us. In the 21st century we can do better than that.

The aim of the Direct Democracy Campaign is to improve the democratic process in the United Kingdom through the introduction of a system of binding referendums, whereby either citizens or their elected representatives may launch public votes to bring in new laws and policies, or to alter, or remove existing ones.

Contents:

• Direct Democracy proposals. - A Brief Summary.

• What is Direct Democracy? - 12 Questions & Answers.

• The case for Direct Democracy in the UK - a fuller 3000 word article covering all of the main points for and against Direct Democracy, and also summarising the case for electronic voting.

• DDC Action Page. - What you can do.

• Holding a local Referendum. - How you can do so using existing legislation.

• Other sites. - Useful links.

The Direct Democracy Campaign was set up in 1999 by John Harvey to help promote the cause of direct democracy, primarily in the UK, but also via the web wherever else it may take root.

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