
Last September, Britain’s embattled centre-left government announced they would be introduced a compulsory digital ID. Although polls in the last few years had found public opinion more open to a government ID system, the initial public reaction was far more divided. Opposition surged and a petition against the proposal soon drew millions of signatures in…

An earlier event from Assemble last August, which launched the work to run the House of the People. This month’s event is at a different venue but will look quite similar. Why rely on the government to start national citizens’ assemblies if you can start your own? This is a huge task. But after over…