Active Citizens Transform was founded in 2004 by Charles Secrett, former Executive Director of the environmental organisation, Friends of the Earth, and Ron Bailey, as a new non-party political movement in the United Kingdom. It aims to mobilise citizens to transform the United Kingdom into a vibrant, participatory and sustainable society. It opposes the "first-past-the-post" electoral system.[1]

ACT published an advertisement in 2005 criticising Labour party members of parliament who promised to support environmental policies but, under pressure from the Labour party's leadership, voted against environmental measures opposed by the British government.[2] The advertisement was criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority for making misleading claims.[3]

One of ACT's main projects was Local Works the successful campaign for the Sustainable Communities Bill. ACT inherited this campaign from the New Economics Foundation.

In 2006, ACT formally merged with Charter88, which in turn merged with the New Politics Network in 2007 to form Unlock Democracy.

References

  1. ↑ The Independent, 14 November 2005 - MPs urged to end 'first-past-the-post' election system - By Robert Verkaik, Legal Affairs Correspondent Archived 16 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ The Daily Telegraph, January 11, 2005 - Lobby group will name and shame lying MPs - By Charles Clover, Environment Editor
  3. ↑ "Greenpeace OK to call MPs untrustworthy but wrong on voting reasons". Brand Republic. 25 May 2005. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
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