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United Kingdom's prime minister stands firm on Brexit, says no to second referendum3 September 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday she would not allow compromises to her Brexit strategy that went against the national interest, seeking to allay fears am…
Op-ed: United Kingdom: On the potential role and impact of referendums in a parliamentary democracy3 August 2018
On 19 July, a debate took place in the House of Lords on the impact of referendums on parliamentary democracy. During the debate, several speakers drew upon the…
Op-ed: A radical thought: could constitutional monarchies be important aids to democracy?16 May 2018
Recently, author and speechwriter Don Watson has questioned the impetus for Australia to become a republic. In the April edition of The Monthly, he wrote:
In…
Op-ed: The UK should follow Switzerland's example on public referendums23 April 2018
I find Martin Wolf’s comments on economic affairs particularly informative and am grateful for them. I am mystified, however, by his argument against a second B…
Op-ed: Britain must fix its constitutional crisis19 April 2018
In words that could have been written in response to the political and constitutional problem posed by the phenomenon of Brexit in today’s Britain, Alexander Ha…
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