Should public opinion determine policy?

Political philosophy, like other realms of moral philosophy, deals with issues which cannot be settled by a formal test or procedure – such as a rule of law or the judgment of a political official; either because there is no rule or the rules are unclear, so that someone must first decide what the rule should be.

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• Max Atkinson

A classic issue of political philosophy arises from the decision by the British Government, in response to a national plebiscite, to leave the European Union.

Put simply, the question is whether members of the UK Parliament have a duty to support the…

• Should public opinion…