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We cannot hope to address the poverty that exists in Yorkshire, growing inequality, poor housing, the quality of public services, the education gap, or the ecological sustainability of our County without first addressing the broken democracy that fails to respond to the genuine needs and moderate aspirations of its citizens.   The absence of real democracy […]

Britain, despite its size and attempts at devolution under the last Labour Government, is one of the most centralised countries in the world. Democratic Yorkshire is a Yorkshire-based pressure group campaigning for a better system of government for our County. We are in favour of a federal system of government for England broadly based on […]

Below is a summary of the recommendations from the Labour Party’s report of the Commission on the UK’s Future “A New Britain : Renewing Our Democracy And Rebuilding Our Economy.” Here is a link to the full document. Our initial thoughts are that there is quite a bit to like in this report. The commitment […]

Below is the full summary of the Governing England report of the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee which was published on 31 October 2022. There are some interesting findings in this report. The Committee argues that the governance arrangements for England are not fit for purpose and are in urgent need […]

Transforming Yorkshire has become affiliated with the Democratic Yorkshire Alliance. The merged organisation will have greater access to networking opportunities and support facilities. It will also have access to a wider range of financial resources and increased capability for effective fundraising. The Democratic Yorkshire website can be found here. https://www.democraticyorkshire.org.uk/ At present the alliance is […]

Democratic Yorkshire is holding a free online event on Wednesday 20 April at 6.45pm (until 8.00pm). In it they will elaborate on their mission to seek a fresh, new framework for the governance of our county as outlined below. To book tickets follow the link. https://festivalofdebate.com/2022/introducing-democratic-yorkshire “The way Britain is currently governed fails to serve […]

So, measures are in hand to reinvigorate the Campaign for a Yorkshire Parliament but there are still a lot of significant unanswered questions. What will the Yorkshire Parliament do and how are we going to pay for it? How will the Yorkshire Parliament make me better off? Improvements to culture, community, democratic accountability are fine […]

Democratic Yorkshire invites you to a free online event in partnership with the Sheffield Festival of Debate at 6.45pm on Wednesday 20 April 2022. Please follow the link to book. https://festivalofdebate.com/2022/introducing-democratic-yorkshire “The way Britain is currently governed fails to serve the best interests of Yorkshire. At this event we will start to look at an […]

The Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP) believes that post Brexit, people in the north of England are at risk of losing out on £300M a year for regional economic development. The NPP, PACE at Teesside University, and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation have produced a report which indicates that regional economic development funding for England will be […]

The House of Lords Constitution Committee published its report “Respect and Co-operation: Building a Stronger Union for the 21st Century” on 20 January. This was derived from the Constitution Committee’s inquiry into the future governance of the UK. https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/172/constitution-committee/news/160376/calling-for-respect-and-cooperation-to-build-a-stronger-union-for-the-21st-century/ Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Chair of the Constitution Committee said: “The Union marks its centenary in […]