The Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster: Avoiding the Trap and Realising the Promise

By failing to acknowledge the link between the design of our political institutions and growing levels of anti‐political sentiment, the restoration and renewal programme risks falling into a trap of its own making. Involving the public from the outset in an open review of the (re)design options for...

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Published inThe Political quarterly (London. 1930) Vol. 90; no. 3; pp. 488 - 495
Main Authors Flinders, Matthew, Meakin, Alexandra, Anderson, Alexandra
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2019
Subjects
anti‐political sentiment
Conversation
Democracy
design
Parliament
Political institutions
Renewal
restoration
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Summary:By failing to acknowledge the link between the design of our political institutions and growing levels of anti‐political sentiment, the restoration and renewal programme risks falling into a trap of its own making. Involving the public from the outset in an open review of the (re)design options for Westminster—in a positive and confident conversation—ensures the best opportunity for meaningful engagement between the public and the future of their democracy.
ISSN:0032-3179
1467-923X
DOI:10.1111/1467-923X.12730