British Democracy – the best possible system of government

... eople that they represent. Effectively, a leader that does not perform as required by his people will be removed in a democratic system, whereas in any other system of government a leader can become too powerful to the detriment of the people. As Lord Acton once said

"Power corrupts but absolute power corrupts absolutely."

However, democracy, whilst useful to ensure that no one person becomes too powerful or influential can become detrimental when applied too rigorously to every element of society as a whole. Democracy can make systems slow and inefficient and therefore, democracy can become detrimental to progress. The democratic system can be slowed down by series of elected committees who talk much about what could and should be done, but little actually ever happens as by the time an issue has been discussed, potential solutions discussed, a decision drafted and redrafted, and a conclusion come to, the issue no longer has the same significance. It is frequently the case in all organisations of our ultra democratic system that much is discussed but not much is ever changed. In this way democracy can often be detrimental to efficiency and change.

We have examined democracy and British democracy in depth, looked at the pros and cons, and found that there are most certainly more cons than there are cons, so let us look for a moment at the alternatives. Perhaps the most obvious example is that of dictatorship. As I have already said, a leader can become too powerful. However, let us look at a system in which a benevolent dictator remained responsible for the people in order to act quickly and efficiently to turn the country around. This is a reference of course to the rule of De Gaulle in France. After the turmoil of the first and second world wars, France needed a ...