The Assembly Pilots project originated in a conversation between a diverse group of organisations and individuals who felt that a more deliberative approach to democratic reform was both desirable and useful. Meanwhile, the question of ‘where power lies’ has become a major issue in British politics.

These developments prompted the Electoral Reform Society to come together with academics from the University of Sheffield, the University of Southampton, the University of London and the University of Westminster to put in place a process to facilitate renewed civic engagement on such central constitutional questions.

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