Tag: Ben Wellings

Are EU referendums undermining parliamentary sovereignty?

Are EU referendums undermining parliamentary sovereignty?

Rather than empowering the electorate, argue Ben Wellings and Emma Vines, the EU referendum measures passed by Parliament reveal the triumph of populist politics. The Eurozone crisis framed European politics from 2010 onwards, but beyond Brussels, older challenges to European integration gathered strength. One such challenge was the intensification of populist politics, opposed to further European […]