Short | How To Rig An Election | Nick Cheeseman

Short | How To Rig An Election | Nick Cheeseman

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Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others - so said Winston Churchill.

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Votes can polarize nations and empower demagogues. Even Hitler was democratically elected. Should we be more sceptical of democracy? Might alternatives from philosopher kings to oligarchy create a better society? Or would these always risk tyranny?

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Nic Cheeseman: Professor of Democracy at the University of Birmingham, Cheeseman is the co-author of How to Rig an Election.

Natalie Bennett: Former leader of the Green Party and former editor of the Guardian Weekly, Bennett is also founder of the Blog Carnival of Feminists.

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Award-winning journalist, author and commentator, Alibhai-Brown currently writes for the i Newspaper and International Business Times. She co-founded ‘British Muslims for Secular Democracy’.

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