Una reflexión sobre el estado de la democracia y la observación de la constitución británica en el Reino Unido. En The Bonfire of the Decencies, Peter Hennessy y Andrew Blick utilizan el mandato de Boris Johnson como primer ministro para argumentar que los mecanismos para defender los principios constitucionales en el Reino Unido son deficientes y requieren una revisión. Muestran que, desde el principio, el tiempo de Johnson en el cargo fue una fuente de serias perturbaciones que vieron comprometidos los estándares y la integridad, así como la violación de los valores constitucionales.
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Uma reflexão sobre o estado da democracia e a observância da constituição britânica no Reino Unido. Em The Bonfire of the Decencies, Peter Hennessy e Andrew Blick usam o mandato de Boris Johnson como primeiro-ministro para argumentar que os mecanismos para defender os princípios constitucionais no Reino Unido são deficientes e requerem revisão. Eles mostram que, desde o início, o mandato de Johnson foi fonte de sérios transtornos que viram padrões e integridade comprometidos, bem como valores constitucionais violados.
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A reflection on the state of democracy and observance of the British constitution in the United Kingdom.
In The Bonfire of the Decencies, Peter Hennessy and Andrew Blick use Boris Johnson’s tenure as prime minister to argue that mechanisms for the upholding of constitutional principles in the United Kingdom are deficient and require an overhaul. They show that, from the outset, Johnson’s time in office was a source of serious disruption that saw standards and integrity compromised, as well as constitutional values violated. Those problems, however, did not end with Johnson’s removal from office. Rather, they are part of longer-term tendencies in the UK, and of a worrying international trend towards the weakening of democracy. Hennessy and Blick analyze the pre-existing vulnerabilities that Johnson exposed in the UK system of government and conclude with a series of proposals to repair the damage and prevent a repetition of this anxious episode in the UK’s political history.
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