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To expand on some of the points I make in this, we often talk about democracy as if it lives or dies on elections. But elections are just one part of the picture. At its core, a healthy democracy depends on three functions working together: Verification, Deliberation, and Accountability, aka VDA.
Here's my interview with Amol Rajan on BBC Radio 4's Radical about what's going wrong with democracy and how we can fix it
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Radical with Amol Rajan - Fake News: How We Can Save Ourselves From Disinformation (Eliot Higgins) - BBC Sounds
Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins on the crisis of democracy.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
To expand on some of the points I make in this, we often talk about democracy as if it lives or dies on elections. But elections are just one part of the picture. At its core, a healthy democracy depends on three functions working together: Verification, Deliberation, and Accountability, aka VDA.
Hello :)
V for peace rather than victory. Here to learn, I will try to keep quiet while I try and try catch up.
V for peace rather than victory. Here to learn, I will try to keep quiet while I try and try catch up.
May 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Hello :)
V for peace rather than victory. Here to learn, I will try to keep quiet while I try and try catch up.
V for peace rather than victory. Here to learn, I will try to keep quiet while I try and try catch up.