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Nation of strangers
For our first live recording at the Conduit, Jon and I host Turkish writer and political commentator Ece Temelkuran to discuss her brave and beautiful new book, Nation Of Strangers. In a
How to Save Democracy podcast is on!
With Jon Alexander and Jo Barratt, we’re super proud to introduce How To Save Democracy, a new podcast that aims to heal society’s broken relationship with democracy. I’d love you to
Dictatorships Fear What We Must Build: Collective Intelligence and Action
What do dictatorships fear most? It’s noise, connection, and solidarity. Resistance together. In this personal and politically charged keynote at the 2025 Creative Bureaucracy Festival, I shared my journey from growing
Reimagining Government Podcast: Government in the year of elections
2024 is a historic year, with over 50 countries heading to the polls. What does this mean for citizen engagement and the current state of democracy? I had the pleasure of
Is democracy in danger?
In the summer of 2023 I was invited to Olympia in Greece to speak to emerging leaders from Europe. On that occasion, I was invited to share a few thoughts on
Crowd Wisdom and Optimism in Reshaping Democratic Processes
Meeting Kate Chaney MP deeply touched me. It was one of those encounters where you realize you’re in front of a good person, someone sincere, resilient, committed to defending the rights