Penzance Citizens’ Panel could be ‘start of something new’

The experience of the Penzance Citizens' Panel demonstrates ‘[People can] debate difficult issues…given a safe space, key information and sufficient time’ according to Quaker Gavin Barker

Bring back Sure Start, charge double council tax for second homes and end the five-week wait for first payment for Universal Credit. These are just some of the key recommendations made by the Penzance Citizens’ Panel, which was set up by a Quaker to debate the housing problem.

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