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minus-squarelemonflavouredlinkfedilink11•6 months 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 EntropycakelinkfedilinkEnglish3•6 months agoIt’s a pretty poor example of one, either way.
minus-square@jabjoe@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months 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.