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Tom Barry · October 16th 09, 02:40 PM posted to uk.transport.london

wrote:
On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:02:54 -0700 (PDT)
John B wrote:
I'd query on "until recently". Even WWII's main effect was to replace
Hitler with Stalin in charge of Poland...

True. In fact probably most of the world if you go by population is still
ruled by a dictator or unelected ruling committee. We're rather lucky in the
west to be able to vote , though the EU commision seems to be doing its
best to roll the clock back by imposing rules thought up by unelected
beaurocrats.

Rule by butter, again?

Anyway, we're quite happy to have unelected heads of state, QUANGOs, a
powerful civil service, councils elected on tiny shares of the vote, a
government quite legally ruling for five years with the support of 22%
of the electorate and an entire chamber of Parliament based on patronage
and birth, so I'm not sure we can really lecture the rest of Europe on
democracy unless we're willing to stand up for it at home.

Tom