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A Petition Against Petitions
A reflection on a topical issue. Roger Scruton suggests that the fashion for government by petition is out of step with representative democracy.
Roger Scruton says the fashion for government by petition is out of step with representative democracy in which representatives are not elected to relay the opinions of their constituents but to represent their interests.
"The common good, rather than mass sentiment, should be the source of law, and the common good may be hard to discover and easily obscured by crowd emotions.".
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Sun 19 Jun 2016
08:48
BBC Radio 4
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roger Scruton |
| Producer | Sheila Cook |
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- Sun 19 Jun 2016 08:48BBC Radio 4
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