"By 1928 all the essentials of Democracy had been achieved. Discuss" Between 1867 and 1928 there was significant progress in the search for a more democratic Britain and although the electoral system was not wholly perfect, the essentials of democracy had been achieved. There were many undemocratic features in the 1850's which led to pressure mounting for reform such as overt voting, not all adult men had the vote; constituencies were very uneven. There was a lack of …
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…now have the vote. Also they could stand for election although their chances remained slim against men for the public's attitudes had not completely changed. Adult men had also achieved full voting rights however working class MP's were still rare and politics were still heavily dominated by the middle and upper classes. The essentials of democracy had been achieved by 1928 but there was still components needed to ensure that Britain was a fully democratic country.