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Democracy Dragons’ Den: What’s your one big idea to improve democracy in this country?

By Amy Rodger | Fri 5th September 2008 - 4:20 pm

ERS logoDo you have a big idea that you think could improve democracy in the UK?

This opportunity to shine is open to any Liberal Democrat party member attending the party’s autumn conference. Give your proposal a title of not more than eight words, and summarise it in fewer than 30. (You can provide more detail if you wish, but we won’t be able to fit it on the ballot paper to select the ideas that get pitched to the panel).

Then submit your idea either here in the comments field, or by …

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