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Tag: democracy

Posted inOpinion

Flag Shaggers: Why the Tories’ Use of the Union Jack is Damaging Democracy

by Finn Walshe April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

” If we are to learn anything from Václav Havel, it is that we should not simply dismiss the fetishisation of the Union Jack by Conservative politicians, and their attempts to force it down our throats, as a Tory quirk.”

Finn Walshe explores the consequences of the Conservative Party’s continuous use of the Union Jack.

Illustration by Ben Beechener

Posted inOpinion

Violent or not, protests have little impact on democratic policy-making in the UK

by Ruby Cooper April 10, 2021July 18, 2021
Posted inColumns

On the Other Hand: Autocratic anxieties and democratic backsliding in India

by Hayden Barnes April 5, 2021April 6, 2021
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Democracy or Autocracy – Who will benefit from Myanmar’s chaos?

by Sara Al Soodi March 26, 2021March 26, 2021
Posted inOpinion

The International Community Must Act to Protect Myanmar’s Democracy

by Oliver Buckingham March 8, 2021March 9, 2021
Protests in streets of Hong Kong where protesters hold umbrellas
Posted inGlobal Affairs

As Hong Kong’s legislators resign en masse, is there any hope left for the city’s democracy?

by Athena Kam November 24, 2020November 24, 2020
Posted inGlobal Affairs

With 215,000 American citizens dead, is its democracy next?

by James Allen October 15, 2020July 18, 2021
Posted inOpinion

How is Coronavirus Affecting Democracy?

by Sharon Chu August 17, 2020July 18, 2021

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