1) Can pressure groups be vehicles for powerful interests that seek to influence public opinion or government decision making, or is this a little far - fetched?

2) Given the tension between the goals of activists and the interest of the owners of social media platforms, is social media beneficial to social movements such as those in the Arab spring? Or is it a false hope for activists living under repression.

3) First up, do you think democracy is broken? If you think it is, what your ideas for fixing?