Brexit, shutdowns, and the architecture of democracy
Feb 01, 2019
3 minutes
It would be hard to invent a more powerful symbol: Big Ben, towering above Britain’s Houses of Parliament, now silent and swathed in scaffolding. The building where Parliament itself meets is next in line, which will force lawmakers to decamp for the first time since World War II. Magnificent-looking structures, they’re creakingly in need of internal repairs.
The same might be said of Britain’s parliamentary system, as it fumbles its way
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