Models from other times & places
- The democratic experiment (ancient Athens) by Professor
Paul Cartledge, BBC
Online January 2001
- Local government will never revive if we don't grant it more autonomy and
let it make mistakes. Tristram Hunt Guardian
Monday July 29, 2002
- A radical, short-lived and violent experiment: the origins of democracy.
The glorious myth of ancient Athens is a poor model for re-creating the
virtues of government in the 21st century. Mary Beard
Saturday
April 29, 2006 The Guardian
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