# Invitation to Debate UK Democracy and State Constitution
**URL:** https://discuss.opengovernment.org.uk/t/invitation-to-debate-uk-democracy-and-state-constitution/1512
**Category:** UK Open Government Network
**Created:** [8 July 2020 19:24 UTC](https://discuss.opengovernment.org.uk/t/invitation-to-debate-uk-democracy-and-state-constitution/1512 "2020-07-08T19:24:45Z")
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### Author:  [@INIREF](https://discuss.opengovernment.org.uk/u/INIREF)
#### Post date: [8 July 2020 19:24 UTC](https://discuss.opengovernment.org.uk/t/invitation-to-debate-uk-democracy-and-state-constitution/1512/1 "2020-07-08T19:24:45Z")
www.[iniref.org](http://iniref.org)
_We need now a campaign for better democracy and governance. Here’s an attempt to kick off a debate about this._
> Below we quote text from a presentation by Unlock Democracy (UK). The original, colourful version may be found **[here](https://unlockdemocracy.org.uk/what-is-it)**
> We invite our readers to consider if we, residents of Britain and Northern Ireland, have a satisfactory constitution of state. If you consider that reforms are needed, what should these be?
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### Author:  [@INIREF](https://discuss.opengovernment.org.uk/u/INIREF)
#### Post date: [8 July 2020 23:36 UTC](https://discuss.opengovernment.org.uk/t/invitation-to-debate-uk-democracy-and-state-constitution/1512/2 "2020-07-08T23:36:25Z")
INIREF wrote “Below we quote text from a presentation by Unlock
Democracy (UK).”
Why does this quoted text NOT appear in the circulated e-mail from Open
Government Network? This text is important for the proposed (and
overdue) debate about our UK constitution.
Dr. Michael Macpherson B.Sc. Hons., MRCP (UK)