It’s an interesting twist to the question I’ve been asking, on and off, over the past few weeks: What kind of representatives do we want? So far, the options have included jurors, rogues and public paragons of virtue. But over on Spiked Online, Brendan O’Neill suggests a somewhat alarming possibility: Maybe we need people who [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
Why the hyperactivity?
One of the great divides between the people who comment on politics, and the people who do it for a living goes something like this: Commentariat: Why do politicians feel the need to be constantly making announcements and being seen to do stuff – even to the point of preferring to do something pointless – [...]
