Showing posts with label Parliamentary democracy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parliamentary democracy. Show all posts

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

A new vote on Brexit means more democracy, not less


Nobody gave ‘informed consent’ for Brexit. That’s because, in the 2016 referendum, the electorate was not sufficiently informed.

Monday, 27 February 2017

Why referendums and Parliament are incompatible



For the first time ever in a UK referendum, the electorate on 23 June 2016 rejected the status quo, the advice of the government and the consensus of Parliament.

The Brexit vote divided the country and pitched ‘direct democracy’ against ‘Parliamentary democracy’, with potentially disastrous consequences.