“Most historians would agree that democracy is basically a product of the spread of literacy in the 18th century.”
Democracy “requires citizens to be informed” and “to be able to hold complex arguments about laws and policies” which can only be achieved through a highly literate society, says columnist for The Times James Marriott.
James Marriott was speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 10am-1pm.
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