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A dialexeis: Brexit negotiations kept secret from Parliament does reclaim sovereignty from Brussels

Tasked with a thought experiment known a ' dissoi logoi ', a classical idea in rhetoric where one considers an issue from the perspective of an opponent's argument to better understand it, Year 13 economist, Zhou Chen has produced this piece (originally on his  blog ).  Following a discussion on how ' sovereignty ' was a major reason behind many 'Leave' votes and reviewing this article  on sovereignty being 'reclaimed' but then the UK ignoring Parliament, Zhou Chen has produced the following on his blog: Brexit negotiations kept secret from Parliament does reclaim sovereignty from Brussels First and foremost, I acknowledge this is a strange and unpopular view but seemed like an interesting mental exercise to pursue. The idea that, as announced by Secretary of State for Leaving the EU David Davis, “Until Article 50 is initiated and Britain officially begins the process of leaving the European Union, no news on Brexit negotiatio...