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When you spell it out (Deliberative Meetings Organised by Citizens) DEMOCS has more than a whiff of the tumbril about it. Only a few people have heard of it: perhaps no more than the 50 who turned up at a small church across the street from London’s Waterloo Station last month. Their mission was to change the world by playing a simple card game.

Right now if you really care about something there are just a handful of ways to make a difference. Write to your elected representative (don’t hold your breath), contact the press (same applies) or take to…

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