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23. Learning to love democracy: A note to William Hague -- On reflection -- 23. Let the people speak! Devolution, decentralisation, deliberation -- On reflection -- 25. Raw politics: Devolution, democracy and deliberation -- On reflection -- 4th post. Pressure, personality and politics -- 26. Vote Jeremy Clarkson on 7 May! Celebrity politics and political reality -- 27. After the storm: Failure, fallout and Farage -- On reflection -- 28. Tony Benn was a true man of the people -- On reflection -- 29. Dear Russell Brand: On the politics of comedy and disengagement -- On reflection -- 30. Foolish, but no fool: Boris Johnson and the art of politics -- On reflection -- 31. Remembering Margaret Thatcher -- On reflection -- 32. Trump that: The failure and farce of American politics -- On reflection -- 33. Mad politics -- On reflection -- 5th post. Art and architecture, politics and protest -- 34. Shake your chains: Politics, poetry and protest -- On reflection -- 35. DIY democracy: Festivals, parks and fun -- On reflection -- 36. Participatory arts and active citizenship -- On reflection -- 37. The body politic: Art, pain, Putin -- On reflection -- 38. It's just a joke! -- On reflection -- 39. Left behind? The future of progressive politics -- On reflection -- 40. Why Parliament matters: Waging war and restraining power -- On reflection -- 41. Rip it up and start again -- On reflection -- 42. Democracy Day: We need to break free -- On reflection -- 6th post. Fig leaves and fairy tales -- 43. Attack ads and American presidential politics -- On reflection -- 44. Dante and the spin doctors -- On reflection -- 45. Democratic realism -- On reflection -- 46. Bang, bang -- democracy's dead: Obama and the politics of gun control -- On reflection -- 47. Fig leaves and fairy tales: political promises and the Truth-O-Meter -- On reflection.

Has there ever been a period in modern history when democratic politics seemed more unpredictable or unruly? Matthew Flinders ranges expertly across architecture, art, fell running and fairy tales in an attempt to understand the emerging democratic landscape. This refreshing and stimulating book seeks to provoke and inform in equal measure.

If the 20th century witnessed the triumph of democracy then something appears to have gone seriously wrong. Citizens around the world have become distrustful of politicians and sceptical about democratic institutions. This book meets this contemporary pessimism about the political process head on.

This text examines the evolution of democracy in the UK since the election of New Labour in 1997. Flinders also explores the trajectory of democracy from 1945 onwards and examines the degree to which recent developments in the UK fit within global democratic trends.

The delegation of functions and responsibilities to quasi-autonomous bodies operating with a significant degree of autonomy arguably empowers governments to address a wide range of social issues simultaneously without having to be involved with the minutiae of day-to-day socio-political interactions. Delegation therefore provides a structural and esoteric capacity beyond the cognitive and physical limits of politicians. There is nothing wrong with delegation as such. The problemrelates to the failure to manage delegation in Britain. And yet we actually know very little about how the state beyo

This volume redefines the research agenda for studying anti-politics and contemporary governance, and presents and examines new case-study material from a range of countries and policy areas.