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The Athenian Option: Radical Reform for the House of Lords (Sortition and Public Policy) [Paperback]

Anthony Barnett , Peter Carty
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  • Paperback: 124 pages
  • Publisher: Imprint Academic; Rev Enl edition (1 Aug 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1845401395
  • ISBN-13: 978-1845401399
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 411,858 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Before New Labour came to power and when even the prospect of reform of Britain s House of Lords was regarded with scepticism, Anthony Barnett and Peter Carty developed the idea of selecting part of a new upper house by lot: creating a jury or juries, that are representative of the population as a whole while being selected at random, to assess legislation. This new edition of the original proposal includes an account of the reception of the idea, their evidence before the Commission on the Lords established by Tony Blair, and a response to the great advances in citizen-based deliberation that have taken place since the mid-1990s. It concludes with a new appeal to adopt their approach as efforts to reform the Lords continue. Anthony Barnett was the first director of Charter 88 and is the founder of openDemocracy.net; Peter Carty is a journalist and writer.

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A re-publishing of: The Athenian option, by the authors with analysis of the White paper produced as a result. This is a very clear set out examination of the House of Lords and asking if a hereditary system is still suitable. Readers do not need to have studied or followed the politics discussed previously to understand the subject matter.
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