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Join #TheChallengesOfDemocracy author Jonathan Sumption and #BradleysRailwayGuide author Simon Bradley as part of this programme of fascinating talks.
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Join #TheChallengesOfDemocracy author Jonathan Sumption and #BradleysRailwayGuide author Simon Bradley as part of this programme of fascinating talks.
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#HayFestival2025
March 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We are pleased to announce that we have two authors at this year's @hayfestival.bsky.social
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Join #TheChallengesOfDemocracy author Jonathan Sumption and #BradleysRailwayGuide author Simon Bradley as part of this programme of fascinating talks.
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#HayFestival2025
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Join #TheChallengesOfDemocracy author Jonathan Sumption and #BradleysRailwayGuide author Simon Bradley as part of this programme of fascinating talks.
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#HayFestival2025
Listen to #TheChallengesOfDemocracy author Jonathan Sumption, alongside Carole Cadwalladr, Katherine Rundell, Suzanne O’Sullivan and Nick Makoha at @5x15stories's fascinating event on 17th March.
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March 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Listen to #TheChallengesOfDemocracy author Jonathan Sumption, alongside Carole Cadwalladr, Katherine Rundell, Suzanne O’Sullivan and Nick Makoha at @5x15stories's fascinating event on 17th March.
Get your tickets here: tinyurl.com/2bc8xw9z
Get your tickets here: tinyurl.com/2bc8xw9z
'It would be hard to find a better primer on what ails the transatlantic democracies'
A stellar @financialtimes.com review for Jonathan Sumption's new book #TheChallengesOfDemocracy.
A stellar @financialtimes.com review for Jonathan Sumption's new book #TheChallengesOfDemocracy.
The Challenges of Democracy — tyranny of the majority
Jonathan Sumption’s collection of essays that show the vulnerabilities of law is a good primer on what ails transatlantic democracies
www.ft.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
'It would be hard to find a better primer on what ails the transatlantic democracies'
A stellar @financialtimes.com review for Jonathan Sumption's new book #TheChallengesOfDemocracy.
A stellar @financialtimes.com review for Jonathan Sumption's new book #TheChallengesOfDemocracy.
'Democracy and law need each other. Law has many defenders. Democracy has too few. We are fortunate indeed to have Sumption making the case for its defence'
A great @thespectator1828.bsky.social review for Jonathan Sumption's #TheChallengesOfDemocracy.
A great @thespectator1828.bsky.social review for Jonathan Sumption's #TheChallengesOfDemocracy.
Is the future of democracy in the balance?
At the turn of the century, the ineluctable march of democracy seemed assured. The Cold War extinguished and eastern Europe freed, a Whiggish history of the world continued to be written. A quarter of...
www.spectator.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
'Democracy and law need each other. Law has many defenders. Democracy has too few. We are fortunate indeed to have Sumption making the case for its defence'
A great @thespectator1828.bsky.social review for Jonathan Sumption's #TheChallengesOfDemocracy.
A great @thespectator1828.bsky.social review for Jonathan Sumption's #TheChallengesOfDemocracy.
'Sumption is an intellectual powerhouse …Notwithstanding its timeless themes, this is a timely book'
A brilliant @newhumanist.bsky.social review for Jonathan Sumption's #TheChallengesOfDemocracy!
newhumanist.org.uk/articles/642...
A brilliant @newhumanist.bsky.social review for Jonathan Sumption's #TheChallengesOfDemocracy!
newhumanist.org.uk/articles/642...
Book review: The Challenges of Democracy and the Rule of Law
In his new book, Jonathan Sumption explores the different components – legal, institutional and cultural – that allow democracy to flourish
newhumanist.org.uk
June 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
'Sumption is an intellectual powerhouse …Notwithstanding its timeless themes, this is a timely book'
A brilliant @newhumanist.bsky.social review for Jonathan Sumption's #TheChallengesOfDemocracy!
newhumanist.org.uk/articles/642...
A brilliant @newhumanist.bsky.social review for Jonathan Sumption's #TheChallengesOfDemocracy!
newhumanist.org.uk/articles/642...
ICYMI, check out @thetimes.com interview with former Supreme Court judge Jonathan Sumption on the future of democracy ahead of the publication of his new book.
#TheChallengesOfDemocracy is out this Thursday.
#TheChallengesOfDemocracy is out this Thursday.
Jonathan Sumption: ‘I’m not optimistic about the future of our democracy’
The former Supreme Court judge says too many people want the smack of firm government — and why Britain should withdraw from the European Convention of Human Rights
www.thetimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
ICYMI, check out @thetimes.com interview with former Supreme Court judge Jonathan Sumption on the future of democracy ahead of the publication of his new book.
#TheChallengesOfDemocracy is out this Thursday.
#TheChallengesOfDemocracy is out this Thursday.
'Democracies, Jonathan Sumption warns, fail from within...'
A fascinating @newstatesman.com interview with author of #TheChallengesOfDemocracy Jonathan Sumption.
A fascinating @newstatesman.com interview with author of #TheChallengesOfDemocracy Jonathan Sumption.
Jonathan Sumption: “Democracy is impossible for the state to satisfy”
The former judge on the limits of politics, the Chagos Islands and Trumpism.
www.newstatesman.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
'Democracies, Jonathan Sumption warns, fail from within...'
A fascinating @newstatesman.com interview with author of #TheChallengesOfDemocracy Jonathan Sumption.
A fascinating @newstatesman.com interview with author of #TheChallengesOfDemocracy Jonathan Sumption.
'Jonathan Sumption is one of our foremost intellectuals ... This book of essays demonstrates the breadth of his perceptions and the originality of his mind'
A 5-star @telegraphnews.bsky.social review for Jonathan Sumption's #TheChallengesOfDemocracy, out next week.
A 5-star @telegraphnews.bsky.social review for Jonathan Sumption's #TheChallengesOfDemocracy, out next week.
British democracy faces the abyss – enter Jonathan Sumption
In the incisive and eloquent essays that comprise The Challenges of Democracy, the leading jurist deals with several vexed areas of politics
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
'Jonathan Sumption is one of our foremost intellectuals ... This book of essays demonstrates the breadth of his perceptions and the originality of his mind'
A 5-star @telegraphnews.bsky.social review for Jonathan Sumption's #TheChallengesOfDemocracy, out next week.
A 5-star @telegraphnews.bsky.social review for Jonathan Sumption's #TheChallengesOfDemocracy, out next week.
'As an observer of democracies and a constitutional lawyer in Britain, I have watched with rising alarm as many Western nations threaten to become failed democracies'
Jonathan Sumption – author of #TheChallengesOfDemocracy – for the New York Times.
Jonathan Sumption – author of #TheChallengesOfDemocracy – for the New York Times.
Opinion | When Culture Breaks, Democracy Won’t Be Far Behind
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
'As an observer of democracies and a constitutional lawyer in Britain, I have watched with rising alarm as many Western nations threaten to become failed democracies'
Jonathan Sumption – author of #TheChallengesOfDemocracy – for the New York Times.
Jonathan Sumption – author of #TheChallengesOfDemocracy – for the New York Times.
Listen back to former Supreme Court judge and Sunday Times-bestselling author Jonathan Sumption on the @intelligence2.bsky.social podcast, discussing his topical new book #TheChallengesOfDemocracy.
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Podcast - Intelligence Squared
With over 20 years worth of live debates, talks and discussions this podcast brings you the thoughts and ideas of some of the most influential thinkers in the world. Here you’ll find a huge array of t...
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February 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Listen back to former Supreme Court judge and Sunday Times-bestselling author Jonathan Sumption on the @intelligence2.bsky.social podcast, discussing his topical new book #TheChallengesOfDemocracy.
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#Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson and #TheChallengesOfDemocracy by Jonathan Sumption have been included in @waterstones.bsky.social's 'Best Politics Books of 2025'!
www.waterstones.com/blog/the-bes...
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The Best Politics Books of 2025 | Waterstones.com Blog | Waterstones
From Nicola Sturgeon to Bernie Sanders, here are the politics books we've loved this year.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
#Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson and #TheChallengesOfDemocracy by Jonathan Sumption have been included in @waterstones.bsky.social's 'Best Politics Books of 2025'!
www.waterstones.com/blog/the-bes...
www.waterstones.com/blog/the-bes...