Oligarchy vs Representative Flashcards
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Oligarchy
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Oligarchy is government by the few, small privileged elitist group.
Since 1997, 3 PMs have not been voted by the people, Brown, Truss and Sunak, May both won power initially of the back of tory party members or MPs.
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Ruling the void?
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Peter Mair, blurring of inter party boundaries and the steady erosion of the parties political identities, parties now have become distant from voters and fail to represent.
Parties ‘no longer seem capable of sustaining democracy in its present form’
Despitethis decline in participation they continue to govern without a strong mandate or active participation.
