Engagement at the local level should be citizen-led rather than institution-led

Simon Burall of Involve, a think tank specialising in democracy and public engagement, recently authored a new report entitled ‘Room for a View’, which focusses on the idea of UK democracy as a deliberative process. In responding to the piece, Jessica Studdert of the New Local Government Network looks at the potential for heightened engagement at the local level, and puts the case for a citizen-led, rather than institution-led, process of political and community engagement.