Taking Back Control as Democratic Theory

The slogan ‘take back control’ was central to Brexit. conception of democracy this embodies is the traditional Westminster model. It a model in sense that it supposed provide simplified characterisation operative principles UK politics and government, although practice fact diverges from those principles. also system seen by favouring Brexit as an ideal which needs be restored. can associated with corresponding democracies international order. However, there are both functional democratic disadvantages account order, development EU highlights. Two alternative models beyond nation state identified, before concluding has past but not future.