https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/news/?country=GB Major and notable news from organisations in United Kingdom across the Democracy Landscape, over the past year. Drawn from each organisation's curated, sourced timeline — not a firehose. en https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/assets/dodlogo_transparent.png https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/news/?country=GB https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eiu-democracy-index-2025-democracy-stabilises-after-eight-years-of-decline-302734863.html#:~:text=Following%20eight%20years%20of%20decline%2C%202025%20marks%20a%20stabilisation%20of%20democracy%20scores%20that%20suggests%20an%20end%20to%20the%20global%20democratic%20recession. urn:uuid:70f48210-e865-5135-8180-8113b933421e Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 <p><strong>Notable</strong> — Flagship annual Democracy Index release</p> <blockquote>Following eight years of decline, 2025 marks a stabilisation of democracy scores that suggests an end to the global democratic recession.</blockquote> <p>Landscape profile: <a href="https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/organisations/economist-intelligence-unit/">Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)</a> · <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eiu-democracy-index-2025-democracy-stabilises-after-eight-years-of-decline-302734863.html#:~:text=Following%20eight%20years%20of%20decline%2C%202025%20marks%20a%20stabilisation%20of%20democracy%20scores%20that%20suggests%20an%20end%20to%20the%20global%20democratic%20recession.">Source</a></p> <p><small>United Kingdom · Democracy · Liberal Democracy · Representative Democracy</small></p> Notable United Kingdom Democracy Liberal Democracy Representative Democracy https://leftfootforward.org/2025/11/everything-you-need-to-know-about-your-partys-founding-conference/#:~:text=Your%20Party%E2%80%99s%20Conference%20is%20taking%20place%20from%2029-30%20November%20in%20Liverpool. urn:uuid:7e2a4df9-cf68-5d33-849d-26f6fd7e577f Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 <p><strong>Major</strong> — Founding conference using novel sortition-based delegate selection</p> <p>See this page&#x27;s own &quot;How they use sortition&quot; section for the two-round Sortition Foundation delegate-selection process used to choose attendees for this conference.</p> <blockquote>Your Party’s Conference is taking place from 29-30 November in Liverpool.</blockquote> <p>Landscape profile: <a href="https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/organisations/your-party/">Your Party</a> · <a href="https://leftfootforward.org/2025/11/everything-you-need-to-know-about-your-partys-founding-conference/#:~:text=Your%20Party%E2%80%99s%20Conference%20is%20taking%20place%20from%2029-30%20November%20in%20Liverpool.">Source</a></p> <p><small>United Kingdom · Sortition · Citizens’ Assembly</small></p> Major United Kingdom conference Sortition Citizens’ Assembly