Nadine Dorries has prompted a debate over whether MPs should be forced to attend Parliament - rather than attend their lucrative TV gigs.
Democracy
by Jean-Louis Laville* Two major lessons emerge from the 19th and 20th centuries. Firstly, the promotion of a market society underpinned by a concern for individual freedom has increased inequality; secondly, the subjugation of the economy to political will under the pretext of equality has led to the suppression of freedoms. These two solutions have […]
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