How Covid killed parliamentary democracy
Draconian lockdown rules were imposed on us with minimal scrutiny or debate. This was a disaster for democracy.
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Draconian lockdown rules were imposed on us with minimal scrutiny or debate. This was a disaster for democracy.
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