Unlock Democracy: We've waited ten years for this speech « Thread Started on Jul 6, 2007, 11:06am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Unlock Democracy: We've waited ten years for this speech Wednesday, 04 Jul 2007 10:40 read at source"In many respects, Gordon Brown's speech is the speech we have waited ten years to hear from a Labour prime minister," Peter Facey, the director of Unlock Democracy, has said. The group, which campaigns for democratic reform of Britain's political system, has welcomed the direction the former-chancellor is travelling in, but warns the government not to "pick-and-mix" from the conclusions of their "national conversation" with the public. Mr Facey continued: "While many of the things he has committed to are relatively uncontroversial, low hanging fruit, they are commitments that none of his predecessors were willing to make. "He has struck a blow for the authority of parliament. The next step is to strike a blow for the power of the people." Unlock Democracy is lobbying for the Citizen's Convention bill, which would commit the government to involving all sections of society in deciding how to improve the way the UK is governed.