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Referendums and Parliamentary Democracy

Geoff Riley

18th July 2018

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Does the more frequent use of a referendum enhance or undermine the functioning of a parliamentary democracy? This new note from the Parliament Research department provides some excellent historical background ahead of a debate on the issue in the House of Lords.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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