Question for the Week. Democracy: Do We Know What It Is?

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In this series of posts, which may go on for ever, I’m posing questions to elicit that most elusive of human activities: thought! Oh no: surely I’m not expecting people to use their most hungry organ and engage in a process unique to the species? I’m afraid so.

These posts won’t always necessarily represent my ideas or opinions, though they’re bound to be influenced by th...