Apologies for singing a very old song, but with the debate on a referendum over the European constitution in full swing, and the term ‘parliamentary democracy’ being bandied about by New Labour to repel the notion, it is time to remind readers again how meaningless the term ‘parliamentary democracy’ actually is.
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