
A second Brexit referendum: The myth of popular sovereignty
In this second post in a series of 4 for the Political Quarterly, Albert Weale explores what it could possibly mean to say that the people are sovereign. As the sovereignty of the people can never exceed that given to them by the constitution and Parliament cannot bind its successors, he invites us to consider Brexit as a changing process rather than a one-off binding event. … Continue reading A second Brexit referendum: The myth of popular sovereignty