How democratic was Britain by 1914? Britain was a democracy to a certain extent by 1914. By "a democracy" we mean that there should be several certain features present. These features consist of universal adult suffrage, equal constituencies, every adult being able to stand as a candidate, a secret ballot, regular elections, a choice of political parties and freedom of speech/press. There is a debate over when exactly Britain actually became a representative liberal democracy. This …
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…granted until 1918. This essay has described the state of the political system in Britain by 1914. "By modern standards, Victorian democracy was under-democratic" (from "Democracy and Reform 1815 - 1885" by DG Wright.) Overall, this quotation sums up just how democratic Britain was by 1914. But it is true to say that Britain was definitely well on the road to becoming a democracy, but several things still had to change before it could fully be considered to be one.