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

by Rebecca Hardy 13th December 2019

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.