The Challenges of Democracy - Jonathan Sumption - Bog

The challenges of democracy today are abundant. In the wake of Brexit, Covid, and successive attempts by government to overhaul our legal system, there has never been more tension over how our democracy works and the biggest threats to it.Wholly original, Sumption continues to cut through the political noise with quick intelligent analysis, providing clarity on the most acute threats to our democratic processes, today and in the past, from the bloody English Civil War to the present day. Drawing on celebrated legal cases, historical examples and the big issues of our day, this book applies the brilliance of 'the cleverest man in Britain (the Guardian) to the most urgent political issues of our day.