Brexit shows (again) why we must overhaul the way the Commons is elected
Dunleavy, P.
(2016).
Brexit shows (again) why we must overhaul the way the Commons is elected.
(2016).
Brexit shows (again) why we must overhaul the way the Commons is elected.
David Cameron’s announcement that he would step down as Prime Minister capped a night of unprecedented referendum triumph for the ‘Brexiteers’ on the Conservative right, and for UKIP in overthrowing Britain’s 43-year-old membership of the European Union. Patrick Dunleavy considers the lessons that Cameron learned too late to save his premiership, and concludes that the only long-term cure is to structurally reform the way Parliament is elected.