As democracy shows signs of decay, how do we not only arrest its decline but build something better – a state which is democratic in the fullest sense?
‘A brilliant exploration of democracy as it is and as it should be.’
‘...a fierce challenge to the Westminster system.’
A. C. Grayling is the Founder and Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London, and its Professor of Philosophy. Among his many books are The God Argument, Democracy and Its Crisis, The History of Philosophy, The Good State and The Frontiers of Knowledge. He has been a regular contributor to The Times, Guardian, Financial Times, Independent on Sunday, Economist, New Statesman, Prospect and New European. He appears frequently on radio and TV, including Newsnight and CNN News. He lives in London.