This document discusses political innovation in the UK, including: 1) Recent innovations include increasing transparency through websites like TheyWorkForYou that provide information on MPs, greater use of online tools by some MPs, and petition sites like 38 Degrees that allow citizens to email campaigns targeting politicians. 2) However, political culture in the UK remains relatively centralized and incremental in reform. Elected representatives are often resistant to online activity and transparency efforts are sometimes used more as political tools than for genuine democratic participation. 3) Future opportunities for innovation include open data initiatives that crowdsource analysis, co-design of policy, and using gaming and data analytics to better understand citizens' perspectives. However, democratic implications of new approaches