If approved, the new framework binds Switzerland to mirror changes to EU legislation in areas including the regulation of ...

But the Brexit referendum “isn’t democracy; it is Russian roulette for republics,” Rogoff wrote. “Brexiteers did not invent this game; there is ample precedent, including Scotland in 2014 ...

Some critics of Britain’s vote for Brexit argue that it proves that democracies should not rely on referenda to make important decisions. Relatively knowledgeable elected officials may be better ...

Democracy is meant to function through voting, ... as Prime Minister David Cameron learned in 2016 when he called for a Brexit vote. Mr. Cameron did so not because he was curious what voters ...

Parliament overwhelmingly rejected PM Theresa May's plan in January and sent her back to Europe to get changes, but did she get enough?

5 of UK's most prominent civic technology leaders- represeting DemSoc, FullFact, Change.org, mySociety and Luminate- react to latest Brexit news surrounding the defeat of Theresa May's EU ...

Voices Brexit has shown the crucial flaw in our democracy – there is only one way to solve it. Our parliament is made up of one chamber whose representatives are elected by a system that ensures ...

A Brexit vote is a vote to reclaim your democracy and decisions that affect your life. ... Democracy is the best way ever invented to improve the lives of the people in this great country.

Brexit looks set to further sink the already battered reputation of tracking cookies after a Buzzfeed report yesterday revealed what appears to be a plan ...

If referenda are a legitimate mechanism for making political decisions, then it is also legitimate for them to be overruled by new referenda. Those who live by the referendum sword risk dying by it.

Democracy is too important to be left to the people. ... In the Brexit vote, a free people insisted, despite the risks, that they will govern themselves. That is an admirable thing, ...