Fewer than three out of 10 MPs think bodies such as citizens panels could be used to solve entrenched problems in society – with more than a third of MPs surveyed saying they would not take part in such a process.
The number of MPs who would not take part in what is termed “deliberative democracy” – the use of bodies such as citizens’ assemblies, citizens’ juries, and citizens’ panels in the policy making process – was found to be a “substantially higher proportion than in any devolved legislature”.
