Sir Robert Worcester, Chairman of the Magna Carta 800th anniversary committee, explains the lasting relevance of the 'Great Charter' in the 21st century <br /><br />Sir Robert Worcester, is chairman of the committee that will coordinate the range of events around the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta on June 15, 2015. <br /><br />He explained to the Telegraph's Matt Warman why King John's grand bargain with his barons is still significant today. <br /><br />"The relevance of the Magna Carta in the 21st century is that it is the foundation of liberty, some say the foundation of democracy."<br /><br />"Some people have said to me, 'ah, it is just about the Barons and their taxation' and I say 'yes' and much later it was called no taxation without representation and England lost a colony called America on that basis."<br /><br />Many thousands are expected to turn out for the Magna Carta celebrations next year. A newly elected prime minister will invite the Queen to sign a reaffirmation of its principles, and there is even talk of involving the UN in a bid to encourage the world's nations to endorse the idea of the rule of law. <br /><br />Get the latest headlines http://www.telegraph.co.uk/<br /><br />Subscribe to The Telegraph http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=telegraphtv<br /><br />Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/telegraph.co.uk<br />Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/telegraph<br />Follow us on Google+ https://plus.google.com/102891355072777008500/<br /><br />Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Daily Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
