Tag: Anthony Zacharzewski
The Dutch model of pre-legislative scrutiny could help the UK produce better law
Parliament has increasingly been engaged in pre-legislative scrutiny in recent years. In this post, Anthony Zacharzewski of the Democratic Society considers the Dutch approach, which provides for independent scrutiny and advice to legislators as part of an established assessment framework. There are various ways we could apply this model to the UK, he argues, with […]
NHS democracy: some ideas
The NHS has an annual budget which exceeds that of some democratic countries, but its oversight and accountability mechanisms are outdated and insufficient. Here, Simon Burall and Anthony Zacharzewski make the case for a new focus on involvement and participation, which could help the NHS to overcome a set of daunting long-term challenges. Similar PostsNHS Citizen […]
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