How Sick Is British Democracy? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How Sick Is British Democracy? write by Richard Rose. This book was released on 2021-05-21. How Sick Is British Democracy? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Forecasts of the death of democracy are often heard and the United Kingdom is on the death watch list. This book challenges such a gloomy view by carefully examining the health of the British body politic from Tony Blair’s time in Downing Street to the challenges of Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic. It finds some parts are in good health, for example, elections are free and losers as well as winners accept the results, unlike the United States. Other parts show intermittent symptoms of ill health, such as Cabinet ministers avoiding accountability. There is also a chronic problem of managing the unity of the United Kingdom. None of the symptoms is fatal. The book identifies effective remedies for some symptoms, placebos that offer assurance without cure, and perennially popular prescriptions that are politically impossible. Being a healthy democracy does not promise effectiveness in dealing with economic problems, but a big majority of Britons do not want to trade the freedom that comes with democracy for the promises of undemocratic leaders.
The Death of British Democracy
The Death of British Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Death of British Democracy write by Stephen Haseler. This book was released on 1976. The Death of British Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Democracy in Britain
Democracy in Britain - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Democracy in Britain write by Matt Cole. This book was released on 2006-04-03. Democracy in Britain available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This textbook brings together an introduction to the political theory of democracy since Ancient times and a critical picture of its place in Britain today.The author examines the work of Plato and Aristotle, Rousseau and Mill, Marx and Weber, and locates them and others in the debate about what democracy means. He then scrutinises Britain's claim to be a developing democracy, from the power of the Prime Minister and the role of political parties to the influence of pressure groups and the media, as well as recent constitutional changes.In the context of declining public trust in political institutions and increasing reluctance to vote, crucial questions are tackled: do we have a democracy, and why does it matter? Key Features:*A wide-ranging, accessible introduction to the place of Democracy in Britain today*Divided into two halves: on democratic theory (reflecting its history, development, and key concepts) and democratic practice (examining political institutions)*Offers examples of documentary material to illustrate the ideas presented*Up-to-date: includes material written after the 2005 General Election
British Democracy in the Balance
British Democracy in the Balance - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook British Democracy in the Balance write by Stuart Weir. This book was released on 1994. British Democracy in the Balance available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Ruling Britannia
Ruling Britannia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ruling Britannia write by Andrew Marr. This book was released on 1995. Ruling Britannia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
