Alex Goodman is a barrister specialising in constitutional law. He recently ran a series of workshops around Myanmar concerning reform of its constitution. Following the EU referendum, he adapted this approach into a UK-based research project called Opportunity in Crisis.
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Published in: openJustice: OpinionDemocracy to autocracy? COVID-19 is exposing a crisis in the UK constitution
The response to COVID-19 is showing how the UK’s unwritten constitution puts democracy at risk. Even in times of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIf we really want to take back control, the UK must push for a 'Controlled Brexit'
A gradual EU opt-out might provide a way of balancing the competing demands of stability and democratisation in...
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Published in: HomeMy 350 on BREXIT: Secure democracy through a general election or risk autocracy
“Theresa May asserts that there will be no general election before 2020. But we need to decide what we want before...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Post-exit Britain: democracy or autocracy?
The people have voted on what they don’t want. Nobody has voted on what we do next. A general election must be...