The British Constitution’s failure to manage existential risk: back to basics

Kershaw, David (2016) The British Constitution’s failure to manage existential risk: back to basics. LSE Brexit (08 Dec 2016). Website.

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Brexit comes at a precarious time for the UK – with an ineffective Opposition, continuing calls for Scottish independence and a referendum result that gives no guidance on what kind of exit the British people want. In the second part of a lecture delivered at the Goethe University in Frankfurt on 23 November, David Kershaw warns that the UK’s constitutional arrangements, unlike those of most European countries, provide a relatively open door to populist drivers for radical change. Given the risks associated with Brexit, much weight is accordingly placed on the representative function of the Commons – but there is concern that the reliance on direct democracy has undermined it. If the Commons fails to perform this role then the Lords must do so.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Law
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain K Law > KD England and Wales
Date Deposited:	07 Apr 2017 09:07
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 20:32
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72904

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