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At stake are the fundamentals of our democratic system: whether our elected parliament is sovereign, whether our rulers are bound by the law. Why do Cummings and Johnson think they can get away with it? Perhaps they saw last month's poll, showing that two-thirds of young voters approve of "strongman" leaders prepared to defy parliament, while a quarter believe democracy is a bad way to run the country. Or perhaps they reflect on how they won the 2016 referendum. That victory was won not during a few weeks of summer campaigning, but after three decades in which the very idea of Europe had been attacked relentlessly. When you consider how MPs, Westminster, even politics itself, have been mocked and derided for so much longer, perhaps the Downing Street duo believe they can win again. Except this time their target is our democracy itself.
When you consider how MPs, Westminster, even politics itself, have been mocked and derided for so much longer, perhaps the Downing Street duo believe they can win again. Except this time their target is our democracy itself.
The responses to questions on democracy and authoritarian government are surprising. There may be a methodological flaw, maybe not. Possibly this reflects frustration with Theresa May and her long argy-bargy with Parliament, which may to younger voters appear totally out of touch (are they wrong?). Things are going to slide, slide in all directions Won't be nothing Nothing you can measure anymore L. Cohen
So the results are based on the differences between the election May called and the vote for the European Parliamentary election in May, 2019. For starters it is not an apples to apples comparison. "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
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