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IVOR
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IVOR asked in Politics & GovernmentElections · 10 years ago

Can the U.K. be considered a democracy after the 3 line whip denied a free vote to MPs?

The government denied MPs a free vote on a referendum,about the EU, thus denying the will of the people to be given consideration after 100,000 signed a petition.

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  • 10 years ago
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    It could be a democracy. Unfortunately people keep voting for the 3 big political parties that continually deny them the right to vote on issues that matter to them. If the British people trully wanted out of the EU, the simple solution would be for them to vote overwhelmingly for the UKIP in the next elections. But they probably won't. They'll just continue voting for the same useless parties they always do. Nothing will change.

    Source(s): "UKIP was founded in 1993 to campaign for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Not because we hate Europe, or foreigners, or anyone at all; but because it is undemocratic, expensive, bossy – and we still haven’t been asked whether we want to be in it." - http://www.ukip.org/page/ukip-history :-)
  • 5 years ago

    the actual undertaking is despite if our authorities which become democratically elected on a manifesto which promised a Referendum and assumed Liar Blair would serve an entire term of workplace ought to be allowed to renege on the two those those factors without sparkling mandate being granted to a sparkling 'chief.' Brown bottled the substitute of chief and has now weaseled his way out of the Referendum, squealing the Treaty is a diverse proposition to the form. Smoke and mirrors, of direction yet all too regular of a fraud who sanctimoniously huffs and puffs approximately "listening to the folk". Democracy? Brown's fat back-component is now firmly planted interior the seat of power and no-undertaking you or I say will substitute something till he's forced to hold an election. intervening time he holds powers Nero would have envied. it will be a protracted dark chilly iciness.

  • 10 years ago

    The UK hasn't been a true democracy for years, but then again, name a capitalist country that has. It's all down to manipulation, which ever party has the most funding can put even the most dubious of people into power. Most politicians don't even hail from the parts of the country they represent.

    Shocking really, that we even have the audacity to tell others to get their countries in order, yet failing to follow suit. I wonder how we'd feel if another nation supported the people protesting in St Pauls square by bombing the crap out of our infrastructure to impose a 'true' democracy.

    I hate the current situation, but feel there is little we can do about it.

  • Leo
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    Democracies only work in educated societies where individuals understand political issues and vote accordingly. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people in this country who simply decide who they vote for based on the worthless rhetoric candidates spew during election campaigns.

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  • 10 years ago

    Not really no. They're happy to call us fascists at the drop of a hat, do you think that's an attempt at distraction maybe?

  • muley
    Lv 5
    10 years ago

    More like Animal Farm.

  • 10 years ago

    It would help if political parties were banned, and everyone was an independent.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    The UK has NEVER been a democracy.

  • 10 years ago

    yes it can, but only if you agree with cameron's own agenda, otherwise NO!

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