Grayling, A. C., <br/><br/>
The good state :  on the principles of democracy / 
A.C. Grayling. 
 - London :  Oneworld,  2020. 
 - xvi, 239 pages ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>What democracy entails -- The purpose of government -- Powers and institutions -- Politics and people -- Governance and constitutionality -- Rights in a democracy -- The subversion of democracy. 
<br/><br/> A. C. Grayling makes the case for a clear, consistent, principled and written constitution, and sets out the reforms necessary - among them addressing the imbalance of power between government and Parliament, imposing fixed terms for MPs, introducing proportional representation and lowering the voting age to 16 (the age at which you can marry, gamble, join the army and must pay taxes if you work) - to ensure the intentions of such a constitution could not be subverted or ignored. As democracies around the world show signs of decay, the issue of what makes a good state, one that is democratic in the fullest sense of the word, could not be more important. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781786077189 (hardback) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>be2020008465 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB9J6017  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>019634890  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Great Britain. Parliament. <br/>Great Britain. Parliament --Reform.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy.<br/>Legislative bodies--Reform.<br/>Politics and government.<br/>Democracy--Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain.<br/>Great Britain--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JN900  / .G73 2020 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.441