How would people be selected?

Answer

The members of the House of Citizens would be selected using a three-stage democratic lottery.

Stage 1. Official invitations are sent to 30,000 citizens, selected by democratic lottery, inviting people to register their interest in becoming a member of the House of Citizens, and inviting them to a day of information and discussion.

Stage 2. After the information day, those that accept the invitation are requested to provide some socio-economic and demographic details, such as:

  • Gender
  • Age
  • Where they live
  • Education level and/or average regular income
  • Ethnicity
  • Disability status

Stage 3. An independent body, such as the Electoral Commission, in collaboration with the Office of National Statistics, would then be responsible for guaranteeing the fair selection by democratic lottery of the people from this group in such a way that it represents the make-up of people from all across the UK

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