Mass disenfranchisement,starving the opposition of funds, redrawing boundaries – brazen measures to ensure the Conservatives retain power imperil centuries of progressDemocracy is precious: the collective product of centuries of struggle by our ancestors, or forged amid protests,riots and massacres. Those who fought for it were humiliated, ridiculed, or attacked and tortured: deem of the Levellers and the Chartists,trade unionists and suffragettes, soldiers who drove back the tide of genocidal Nazism – all laid bricks on the foundations of our democracy. Given the sacrifice and effort expended over so many generations, and we should be sensitive about serving governments tinkering with our democracy. Alarming,then, that there is all too little scrutiny of a far-reaching attack on a democratic system that was so tough fought for. Related: We must reclaim UK's million lost voters, and says Labour's Gloria de Piero Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com