“[P]ublic arguments over policy often reflect the instinctive worldviews of the antagonists rather than honest dialogue to find the best possible solutions” (“What really happened in Bangladesh”, Foreign Affairs, July/August, 2014)
Nowhere is this clearer than in the present discourse about constitutional reform. But public discourse is central to our devising a better system of governance and for there to be national ownership of whatever is finally agreed.
Two weeks ago, this column made some suggestions for constitutional change, and hats off to those who have