
The inevitable death of democracy?
Democracy in Britain has evolved slowly away from autocracy since the House of Commons first started meeting in 1341. It would take another 347 years before the Monarchy lost its absolute power in 1688, and another 240 years before women could vote on the same terms as men in 1928. But now, nearly 100 years on, democracy seems to be heading sharply in the opposite … Continue reading The inevitable death of democracy?