tardigrada@beehaw.org to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 years agoBritain is one of the world’s oldest democracies, but some worry that essential rights and freedoms are under threatwww.huffpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down12
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkBritain is one of the world’s oldest democracies, but some worry that essential rights and freedoms are under threatwww.huffpost.comtardigrada@beehaw.org to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squarelemonflavoured@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·2 years ago“Britain is one of the oldest democracies” Is it? We didn’t have full and equal universal suffrage until 1924. Even ignoring that, elections before about 1832 were barely democratic in a lot of places.
minus-squareChaotic Entropy@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoIt’s a pretty poor example of one, either way.
minus-squarejabjoe@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoNot sure with FPTP we are that democratic now… We desperately need electoral reform.
“Britain is one of the oldest democracies”
Is it?
We didn’t have full and equal universal suffrage until 1924. Even ignoring that, elections before about 1832 were barely democratic in a lot of places.
It’s a pretty poor example of one, either way.
Not sure with FPTP we are that democratic now… We desperately need electoral reform.