Is the UK true democratic?

The  UK can be seen as democratic an non-democratic. The mixture makes it hard to see if the UK is truly democratic.

The system of  'first past the post' which is considered very outdated and many feel that there should be a rethink on a whole new voting system, in 2011 there was a referendum against the voting system, which had an outcome of 66% voted no against a change.The problem with 'first past the post' is that the bigger parties, such as Conservative and Labour are more likely to win the outright vote then smaller parties such as UKIP.

A way you could say that the country is democratic is that the UK get to vote, compared to some countries such as North Korea and China. The fact that the United Kingdom have the right to vote and chose the government in charge of the country every five years means that  the country shows part of what is said is the true meaning of democracy, Government of the people - which gives the opportunity for everyone to vote when eligible, Government by the people - meaning that the people make the important decisions and Government for the people which means whoever is representative is accountable to the people. Selecting the government in the general election every 5 years suggests that the country can be classed as democratic.

Another way you could say that the country is un-democratic is because the country creates division across the people. The parties which are mainly the most popular do not actually cover what the people in Britain want, they do not seem to cover everyone's needs which are being suggested and debated are not being listened to which means there is a division with in the country, suggesting it isn't democratic.

overall, you could say Britain are confused. They do not seem to know if they want to be democratic or not. but they way its being run at the moment seems to work. and with a few changes relating to the voting systems and the way that the parties make suggestions. Britain could be a very well structured political party. Even if they are not a true democratic country.