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Is this the best we can get?


This week is the 750th Anniversary of the dissolution of the De Montfort Parliament which was the first English Parliament that was made up of local representatives from across the Nation. It followed on from the Battle of Lewes and the inability of Simon … Continue reading

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A week to celebrate open Government?


The idea of open Government today feels as far away to many of us as it must have been in 1265 when Simon De Montfort was King. He had seized power from Henry the 3rd at the Battle of Lewes the … Continue reading

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