We are entering the post-democratic age – and it’s up to all of us to stop the strongmen
The number of countries that can plausibly be described as democracies is shrinking.
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Amol Rajan
Amol Rajan has been the BBC's media editor since 2016 and is a presenter on the Today programme. He is a former editor of the Independent.
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