Walter Bagehot: “The existence of a fancied check on the Premier is in truth an evil…”

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The existence of a fancied check on the Premier is in truth an evil, because it prevents the enforcement of a real check.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot critiques the illusion of checks on political power that hinder real accountability.

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