Democracy is
a system of majority rule, but that raises the question of what majority rule
actually means.
In the last
decade, we have had three elections ...
I
began this series of blogs by noting the fogginess of the UK’s constitutional position
in relation to the Brexit referendum. In formal terms the vote was adv...
The 2016 Brexit referendum, we were often told during the campaign, was a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity for the British people to decide on future members...
Brexit is an issue that combines the
need for urgent practical decision making with profound questions about the
value and meaning of democracy.
In m...
There might be many reasons why you
think a second referendum should not be held on the UK’s membership of the EU. Most
obviously, if you are a Leaver, you thi...
Albert Weale is Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and Public Policy at University College London. His latest book is The Will of the People: A Modern Myth (Polity, 2018).
