- The job of democracy to make sure everyone's voice is heard.
- Politicians should take responsibility of there actions and ensure the country is run fairly and if we don’t like it we have the option to vote them out every 4-5 years.
- An example of the MP’s not following the rules is the MP Expenses scandal in 2017 where the Conservative party brought things for themselves and claimed it on taxpayers expenses.
Positives &
Negatives Of An Effective Democracy In The UK:
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Positives
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Negatives:
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Parliament holds the power
so we have people voting for us instead of people voting
individually.
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We aren’t electing
hereditary peers in the Houses Of Lords so the public has no real
say.
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Votes are equal in value |
Safe seats for each party
in an election means there is no real competition |
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Pressure groups which
challenge the government on stances and hopefully change them |
Important issues are
drowned out during campaigning |
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Devolution where we can
make local decisions.
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Parties are able to find a
grey area so they can spend more during the campaign even though
it is against the rules |
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Elections are free from
government manipulation as they are conducted independently |
Wasted votes have no say so
not everyone votes |
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There are spending limits
on what the party can do |
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Ban on campaigning on the
purdah: The period before an election or a vote where a new
statement cannot be made to influence voters |
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Populism:
- Some politicians appeal to the people's emotions in relation to things such as immigration
- Some politicians argue for short term goals than long term goals.