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This selection of videos archives recent progress made with the campaign's agenda of eventually replacing representative democracy with direct democracy in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Why Democracy has failed in Britain, but succeeded in Switzerland.
Tommy Robinson Calls for Direct Democracy
October 2024 - Tommy Robinson is calling for the adoption of direct democracy. As you know, we at the Direct Democracy Movement fully support him in his efforts to see it introduced in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and across the globe.
Nigel Farage Calls for Referendums on Important Issues
September 2024 - Reform UK have the opportunity to make Great Britain and Northern Ireland a true democracy. With the right Nigel has called for enshrined in their Constitution, we become a real democracy, not the oligarchy-controlled sham we have today.
Direct Democracy - It's Inspiring Stuff!
September 2024 - Direct Democracy – It’s Inspiring Stuff! John Lowcock and Neil Petrie on the story behind the Direct Democracy Movement and why Britain needs to adopt its tools today – Referendums and Initiatives. Recommended by A V Dicey back in the 1890s and today by Nigel Farage, it is the only way out of the mess our sham democracy has become. We live in an elective oligarchy benefitting the few, with the voters ignored and humiliated. Time to change.
Bruno Kaufmann Answers the Most Important Questions about Direct Democracy
June 2024 - From Feb 2022 – Bruno Kaufmann from Swissinfo.ch answered the most important questions about Direct Democracy. For more information on Direct Democracy and the campaigns in Switzerland, have a look at their website and Social Media:
- Website: democracy-international.org
- Facebook: di.democracyinternational
- Twitter: democracy_intl
Referendums and Reform UK's Richard Tice
June 2024 - Report on the Barnsley meeting at which the leader of Reform UK, Richard Tice detailed his party’s vision. He proved to be a strong supporter of referendums, but some work remains to be done if the party is to gain the full benefit of what direct democracy can bring it… However, Reform UK’s greatest appeal is to former Tories, but with a bruising campaign ahead they need to inspire voters from across the board, and giving the people the right to control laws and to call for new ones will do exactly that…
Nigel Farage Backs Radical Reform
April 2024 - Once again Reform UK’s Honorary President, Nigel Farage, backs radical reform. He is still calling for the routine use of referendums on issues that the people, not the politicians, see as important.
Direct Democracy – Addressing Your Grievances, Needs and Aspirations (GNA)
Do politicians ask what you want? If they do, do they listen? Or do they do whatever the party tells them to do? But with candidates supporting the routine use of the tools of direct democracy, you become the priority. It’s time for a change, for the people to rule, to make policies and laws that we support. If we run the show, consent is a given: no need to ask, just vote for the right candidates.
Neil Petrie Appears on Lembit Opik’s TNT Radio
April 2024 - Neil appeared on Lembit Opik’s TNT Radio show, and explained the Movement’s proposals for the adoption in the UK of a Swiss-style direct democracy. The host and former LibDem MP obviously liked the idea, demonstrating the powerful attraction of real democracy. Under such a system the voters have supreme political power – not the parties, the politicians nor their self-interested financial backers.
Nigel Farage Says Switzerland 'Most Democratic Country in the World'
April 2024 - Nigel Farage regularly sings the praises of Switzerland, calling it the “best governed” and “most democratic country in the world”, in particular noting the ability of the Swiss to call for referendums on issues that they believe are important. This leads to the Swiss voting around four times a year, but they like it even if their own politicians do not.
Why does Reform UK not back Nigel on this? Why do they not propose a system like that put forward by the UK’s Direct Democracy Movement that is modeled on Switzerland’s semi-direct democracy? Hopefully the Honorary President can get Richard Tice and his team to see sense and back this great vote-winner, real democracy, that Nigel has identified and is backing so strongly.
DDM Public Meeting With Andrew Bridgen in Sheffield
April 2024 - On Tuesday evening, 2 April 2024, the Direct Democracy Movement held a public meeting at a venue in Sheffield. There were some very exciting speakers to talk about Direct Democracy including Andrew Bridgen MP, Neil Petrie, Nigel Furness, and John Lowcock.
Nigel Farage Backs Swiss-Style Direct Democracy
March 2024 - Nigel Farage expresses his support for a revamp of our political system to make it fit for the 21st century. He backs referendums as used in a Swiss-style direct democracy, which gives the voter power over policies at national and local level.
Neil Oliver Interviews Frank Furedi on Direct Democracy
March 2024 - Professor Frank Furedi is interviewed by Neil Oliver to discuss Direct Democracy. “The government NEVER blame themselves – they blame the people’.
Neil Petrie Interviewed About His New Book, 'Day of Reckoning'
January 2024 - Neil Petrie is interviewed about his new book “Day of Reckoning”.
Carl Benjamin and Andrew Bridgen MP discuss Direct Democracy
December 2023 - Carl Benjamin and Andrew Bridgen MP discuss Direct Democracy.
Neil Petrie Interviewed About His Book, 'One Vote Away'
November 2023 - Neil is interviewed about his book; what inspired him to write it.
The Great Resist: Direct Democracy & Blocvote v. Representative Democracy
November 2023 - Neil Petrie presenting at the Great Resist – Direct Democracy and Blocvote versus Representative Democracy. (An alternative zoom presentation now on Rumble, to replace the Great Resist event which was cancelled.)
The Great Resist Conference Gets Cancelled
November 2023 - What happened to the planned third Great Resist conference on November 11th… why did it get cancelled… Richard Vobes who would have been the compère, shares his thoughts… 9/11/2023
Neil Petrie on Direct Democracy. Richard Bourner on the Blocvote App
September 2023 - Neil Petrie explains Direct Democracy and Richard Bourner explains the Blocvote app. Peterborough “Great Resist” meeting on 2nd September 2023.
Richard Bourner Talks at DDM Board Meeting on Blocvote
October 2023 - DIRECT DEMOCRACY AND BLOCVOTE. An explanation at a recent DD Board meeting from Richard Bourner. Oct 24th 2023, Wakefield.
Is Direct Democracy Too Dangerous to be Mentioned?
September 2023 - September 23rd 2023 – Neil Oliver on GBNews. DIRECT DEMOCRACY – Too dangerous to be Mentioned?
The Great Resist, The People's Answer to the Great Reset
June 2023 - 11 minute video called “THE GREAT RESIST - THE PEOPLE'S ANSWER TO THE GREAT RESET.” Filmed in Newport on June 24th 2023.
Neil Petrie Talks to Richard Vobes on Hybrid Democracy
March 2023 - Neil is interviewed by Richard Vobes in March 2023 “A HYBRID DEMOCRACY?.”
"Could Direct Democracy be the answer?" MeetUp event in Manchester
People in the UK are now ready to reject the government’s hard power control tactics as a means of governing the country. The UK’s Government hasn’t been considering the views of its people, which they are meant to represent, for a very long time, most recently proven throughout the Covid-19 crisis.
Experience has shown that democracy is enhanced when the electorate is directly involved in making policy decisions, inputting, learning and self-correcting as they go. Referendums and Initiatives allow voters to address matters that the parties might prefer not to, often out of self-interest or to avoid “controversy”.
Neil Petrie has written a "seminal work attacking the self-interested elites driving globalisation, controlling representative democracies, and manipulating peoples around the world". Below we offer his book as an audiobook.
A growing number of nations and localities recognise the benefits that voters bring to their policy-making process and have adopted direct democracy. In general, they retain the existing representative system to “manage” day-to-day matters, but also use three tried, tested and simple voting tools to top-up the half-full democracy tank. These are:
