- Published in print:
- 1996
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780853238003
- eISBN:
- 9781846317354
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/UPO9781846317354.012
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter discusses the author's rediscovery of democracy from her experience as Chairman of Merseyside Policy Authority in Liverpool following the riots of 1981. It highlights the importance of ...
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This chapter discusses the author's rediscovery of democracy from her experience as Chairman of Merseyside Policy Authority in Liverpool following the riots of 1981. It highlights the importance of accountability as evidenced by the actions of the police during the riots and considers the lessons about democracy that can be learned from voluntary action. It also stresses the importance of returning to the people the responsibility for the management of their common affairs of which they are often deprived.Less
This chapter discusses the author's rediscovery of democracy from her experience as Chairman of Merseyside Policy Authority in Liverpool following the riots of 1981. It highlights the importance of accountability as evidenced by the actions of the police during the riots and considers the lessons about democracy that can be learned from voluntary action. It also stresses the importance of returning to the people the responsibility for the management of their common affairs of which they are often deprived.
