Ruling Britannia: The failure and future of British democracy

by Andrew Marr

Starting from the premiss that British democracy, as it has been traditionally understood, is under threat, this book examines what has happened. It claims that the system has seen power flow away from its traditional centres of Whitehall, parliament and local government, and that the decline of mass democracy means the decline of an acknowledged common cause among all social groups to build a stabler, juster and richer country. The book concludes with a call for politicians to put the cause of democracy once more at the centre of their thinking.

Genres: Politics, History, Nonfiction

384 pages, Paperback

First published May 2, 1996

About the author

Andrew Marr is a Scottish journalist. He is a graduate of Cambridge University and has had a long career in political journalism, working for the Scotsman, The Independent, The Economist, the Express and the Observer. From 2000 to 2005 he was the BBC's Political Editor. His broadcasting includes series on contemporary thinkers for BBC 2 and Radio 4, political documentaries for Channel 4 and BBC Panorama, and Radio 4's Start The Week'.

Reviews

[Fran Henderson · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was like pulling teeth to get through

[toria (vikz writes) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant

[Nur · Rating 3 out of 5]

A serious interest in how we might be governed.