Democracy Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:22:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-32x32.png Democracy Archives - Positive News 32 32 How man’s best friend is helping rehabilitate inmates in England https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/how-mans-best-friend-is-helping-rehabilitate-inmates-in-prison-england/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:22:33 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=453238 Prisoners in England are being taught to train assistance dogs, gaining qualifications so they can set up their own businesses upon release

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]]> Debunking disinformation: seven truth defenders bringing people the facts https://www.positive.news/society/disinformation-truth-defenders-bringing-the-facts/ Tue, 16 May 2023 15:49:27 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=434086 Fake news is shown to spread faster than the truth. So where can you get the facts? These sources are a good place to start

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]]> Populism appears to be falling out of favour. For now https://www.positive.news/society/politics/populism-appears-to-be-falling-out-of-favour-for-now/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:05:19 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=429130 As the number of populist world leaders falls to a 20-year low, research suggests that democracy is more resilient that we think

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]]> Best of Britain: 10 places that drove positive change in 2022 https://www.positive.news/society/best-places-in-uk-for-positive-change-in-2022/ Wed, 28 Dec 2022 09:00:25 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=418369 From the town that rewilded itself, to the city trialling a solution to homelessness, here are 10 UK beacons of progress for 2022

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]]> What went right this week: some good news for the Amazon, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-45-of-2022/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:44:07 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=410572 The Amazon breathed easier, the US midterms offered cause for optimism, and the French had a bright idea we can all copy, plus more

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]]> Most of England is off limits to the public, this campaign aims to change that https://www.positive.news/environment/right-to-roam-movement-ramble-freely-england/ Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:52:59 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=403238 Using poetry and picnics as a form of protest, the Right to Roam campaign encourages people to reclaim what was once theirs

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]]> Passion for compassion: the group working to make the Commons kinder https://www.positive.news/society/politics/the-group-working-to-make-the-house-of-commons-kinder/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:39:39 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=383359 Forward-thinking countries are using legislation to make politics more compassionate. What would happen if the UK did the same?

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]]> What went right this week: defending democracy, plus more positive news https://www.positive.news/society/positive-news-stories-from-week-2-of-2022/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:52:02 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=381685 Analysis suggested autocrats are losing power, the Philippines banned child marriage, and gorillas got a boost, plus more

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]]> British society is more united than we are led to believe, finds study https://www.positive.news/society/culture-wars-society-is-more-united-than-we-are-led-to-believe/ Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:22:35 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=345130 The culture wars do not resonate with most Britons, according to a report, which says the country is actually united on many fronts

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]]> Six positives that came out of the US election https://www.positive.news/society/politics/six-positives-that-came-out-of-the-us-election/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 17:41:13 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=338486 The result of the US election appears to be a win for the climate, but there were other progressive outcomes besides

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