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Is Britain a democracy?

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sorbetandcream1 · 12/09/2016 10:20

Just that. If we are, what makes us one? If you don't think we are a democracy, what countries do you consider a democracy?

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Allibear · 12/09/2016 10:30

The fact that labour can block 300,000 of their members from voting and they all happen to be Corbyn supporters makes me think no! I don't know if I even support Corbyn but it scares me that they can just disregard democracy like that, they can just rig elections if they want to Angry

MephistophelesApprentice · 12/09/2016 10:27

Depends on the definition you're using. In terms of the demos electing it's leaders, yes.

In terms of powerful oligarchs purchasing well trained public speakers to direct public discourse away from the public good and towards the public interest in order to cover their functional rulership (as Plato would have defined it) also yes.

I doubt there's anywhere on Earth labelled a democracy where real power resides with the electorate.

Notthiswankagain · 12/09/2016 10:25

As someone who lives in NI, I would say no. The rest of the U.K. might be; here not so much!