Difference between revisions of "Direct Democracy"
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| − | [[ | + | [[File:27518 121813027838161 4101 n.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The logo of [[Direct Democracy]]]] |
| + | [[Direct Democracy]] was a vehicle for former Tory politician (now [[UKIP]] MP) [[Douglas Carswell]], and MEP [[Dan Hannan]], and was considered part of the [[Conservative movement]]. | ||
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| + | Its declared mission was 'to shift governmental powers back, from Brussels to Westminster, from Whitehall to town halls, from the state to the citizens. Power would be dispersed among communities, through localism and through referendums.'<ref>Direct Democracy [http://directdemocracyuk.typepad.com/blog/aboutus.html About Us], accessed 20 August 2011</ref> | ||
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| + | It ceased operations in November 2011. | ||
==People== | ==People== | ||
| − | [[Douglas Carswell]] | [[Dan | + | [[Douglas Carswell]] | [[Dan Hannan]] |
==Contact== | ==Contact== | ||
| − | :Web: http://directdemocracyuk.com/ | + | :Web: http://directdemocracyuk.com/ (no longer functioning) |
| − | + | :[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Direct-Democracy/121813027838161 Facebook] | |
| + | :[http://twitter.com/#!/democracyuk Twitter] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Conservative movement]] | [[Category:Conservative movement]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:49, 10 November 2015
The logo of Direct Democracy
Direct Democracy was a vehicle for former Tory politician (now UKIP MP) Douglas Carswell, and MEP Dan Hannan, and was considered part of the Conservative movement.
Its declared mission was 'to shift governmental powers back, from Brussels to Westminster, from Whitehall to town halls, from the state to the citizens. Power would be dispersed among communities, through localism and through referendums.'[1]
It ceased operations in November 2011.
People
Contact
- Web: http://directdemocracyuk.com/ (no longer functioning)
