The ‘will of the people’ appears to have become a legitimating idea for the Johnson government to supersede representative democracy and the rule of law. Yet in giving the ‘will of the people’ such prominence, the Brexiteers have begun to behave just like their worst enemy, writes Pravar Petkar (LSE). The Brexit negotiation has seen an … Continue reading Will of the people vs democracy: Brexiteers are turning into their own worst enemy