Legislative bodies across the West are suffering from a chronic paralysis. Polarised chambers struggle to pass basic statutory reforms. In response, heads of government increasingly govern through executive orders, administrative decrees, and bureaucratic rulemaking—a shift that bypasses the democratic process under the cover of efficiency.
The Hollowing of Parliaments
When laws are not debated in public but written by regulatory committees, citizen oversight is lost. This administrative state operates outside the traditional balance of powers, creating a class of rulemakers insulated from election cycles. The result is a structural decay of representative governance.
