Margaret Simey has spent a lifetime in public service and served as a councillor for the Granby Ward, the heart of Liverpool's inner city, Toxteth, for over 20 years. Following the 1981 riots she attained national notoriety as chair of the local police committee. Exasperated now by what she calls our 'them and us' style of government, she takes this opportunity to reflect on our democracy.

Open Space is the series where the public can make programmes under their own editorial control helped by the Community Programme Unit.