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Jon took the hot seat for this episode of award-winning comedian Robin Clyfan’s new current affairs podcast, Double Take Debate. This discussion pits the politics of deliverism, where politicians try to fix the problems of the world for us, against our vision of a more participatory democracy, where people hold the solutions to our own problems. The politics of England’s new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, get a mention or two along the way…
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- 0:01Double Take Debate
- 0:41The question we're asking today
- 2:14In the Elevator With Matthew Torbett and John Alexander
- 3:24John and Matthew on the Future of Democracy
- 10:14On taxation and the future of the UK
- 17:36Democracy and the angry vote
- 22:47Citizens assemblies and their dangers
- 27:22Citizens assemblies and democratic accountability
- 29:56Crowdsourcing the Election
- 34:37The seriousness of politics
- 39:54Why We Should Save Democracy