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4 September 2019

The battle for parliament

David Hare, Robert Saunders, Helen Thompson, Chris Deerin, Simon Heffer and Elif Shafak on what lies in store for a deeply divided Britain.  

By New Statesman

The pursuit of Brexit at all costs has led Britain to a moment of profound political and constitutional crisis. In this symposium, our contributors ask what this means for a deeply divided nation.

“We know Boris Johnson is a liar – it’s his enablers who are most culpable” by David Hare

“‘Breaking the parliamentary machine’: lessons of the 1914 crisis” by Robert Saunders

“The constitution has been used and abused by politicians of all parties” by Helen Thompson

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“The real question Brexit asks of Scotland is: ‘Who governs?’” by Chris Deerin

“Dominic Cummings’s scorched-earth tactics could prove fatal for the Tories” by Simon Heffer

“Britain’s image is changing: in Europe they no longer recognise us” by Elif Shafak

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