BERNIA SANDERS AND A LESSON IN DEMOCRACY.
I take grave
offence at the American political commentator Bernie Sanders' contention that
America is the world's oldest democracy.
Great
Britain has had a parliamentary democracy since at least 1660, some 116 years
before America, who did not attain true democracy until 1964, 300 years after
Great Britain.
Great
Britain was amongst the first countries in the world to hold secret ballots for
elections, the first such occurring at Pontefract on 15
August 1872.
America did not convert to
nationwide secret ballots until 1950!
So come of it Mr Sanders,
America has nothing to teach the United Kingdom about democracy.
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