On openDemocracy this week, we’ve been covering the fallout from Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament.
Firstly, there has been much debate both among our contributors and readers whether Johnson’s actions are tantamount to a coup d'état.
ourEconomy editor Laurie argues that proroguing Parliament is undemocratic, but entirely in keeping with our broken democracy. The crisis, he points out, is a long time in the making: “The ancient institutions of the British state are well past their sell-by date.”
