November 2023: Engage Britain has now merged with Demos. You can still find all our work from 2019-2023 here, but to get in touch or find out about our new ventures, go to https://demos.co.uk/

Why Engage Britain is here

There’s a growing sense that British politics is out of touch with the public. 

People don’t feel they’re being heard and that’s a problem. It’s corrosive for our society. 

The country continues to face huge challenges, beyond the difficulties posed by Coronavirus. 

Like how we fund our healthcare properly. How we build enough housing for everyone. And how best to approach immigration. 

These sorts of national issues have been around for decades. But they never get properly resolved. 

Why? What’s stopping them from being sorted out? And how can we do something positive to change that? 

Engage Britain was born out of these questions.

Solving national challenges together

It doesn’t make sense for our politicians to try and come up with answers to huge, national challenges all by themselves. 

It’s vital to involve people who use, work in and are affected by services all the time.

Take our country’s health and care, for example.

It’s vital to involve people who use, work in and are affected by services all the time.

Their perspectives are important to understand the bigger picture. Only people who live and breathe it day to day know what it’s really like.

What is stopping these issues from being sorted out? And how can we change that?

Lasting change starts with each of us

So what if we bring people together who do have that experience? What if we get them to work with each other? 

And ask them to think about the best ways forward. So policies are shaped around what matters most to you and I, right from the start?

People across Britain are more than capable of coming up with great ideas. We each can bring something to the table for the good of the country.

We’re here so you are heard

Engage Britain is here to provide that platform. To build on people’s different views, knowledge and experiences.

This approach in no way replaces the role of our politicians. In fact it helps them.

To make our country work for us all.

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