Politics shouldn't be separate from everyday life. The decisions that are made by an elite group in Central London. Because politics informs everything we do and we feel the impact of political decisions constantly.

 

Democracy is promoted globally as the answer to this. The 'ordinary' persons opportunity to contribute to the conversations that govern our societies. But what does participating in democracy actually mean? Have we taken it so for granted that we seldom stop to reflect and assess how it is working?

 

This series we are doing exactly that. Exploring what democracy should ideally look like, what  it currently does look like and why there is a gap between the two.