The facility was built to handle the checks that would have been needed as a result of the Brexit deal that came into effect ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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, ...

Readers have their say on reversing Brexit – from rejoining EU ‘tomorrow’ to ‘letting more time pass’ - YOUR VIEWS: Our ...