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David Van Reybrouck

David Van Reybrouck is a Belgian author of several books, including Congo: The Epic History of a People. His latest book is Against Elections. The Case for Democracy (The Bodley Head, 2016) 

December 2018

  • A man shelters from the rain as he arrives at a London polling station on EU referendum day, 23 June 2016.

    Britain does not need a second referendum – it needs a preferendum

    David Van Reybrouck
    A list of 30 proposals would grant citizens a more meaningful say on Brexit, says author David Van Reybrouck

June 2016

  • Voting booths in Independence, Kansas

    The long read
    Why elections are bad for democracy

    The Long Read: Our voting system worked well for decades, but now it is broken. There is a better way to give voice to the people
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