Chris Bryant & Representative for Belarusian Political Prisoners: Europe – The Precarity of Democracy

Labour MP Chris Bryant, as chair of the Committee of Standards, is tasked with cleaning up Westminster’s act. Today he speaks with a representative from one of the main political prisoner support NGOs in Poland who has worked beside Maxim Znak, the imprisoned Belarusian lawyer and author of The Zekameron. What can champions of democracy learn from other political systems? Join today’s open-minded discussion, chaired by Allan Little.

Categories: How We Live, Human Rights, Politics, World Voices

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The Foundations of Democracy

Citizens of democracies exercise their right to choose the political colour of their politicians. But can they retain full confidence in the frameworks that underpin democracy? Can they trust in the systems that make a successful state? In a series of thoughtprovoking sessions, leading figures join us to ask how we can shore up the very foundations of democratic life…