Wild emotions are all very well, Russell Brand, but then what?
Nick Cohen: Now, as in the 1920s and 30s, many Europeans agree with Brand that all politicians are crooks and democracy is a sham.
And I think I’m one of them. However I’m also clear that we do not need revolution, rather we need to reassert our democratic right by overhauling the structures in which we live to make democracy relevant again. The political systems in place today were fit for purpose in a world of a billion people, but strain the limits of accountability now we are 7. We need devolution, and on a massive scale.
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