Democracy – a Stopcock

Getting things done is a lengthy process in a democracy, which can be frustrating for an ambitious and impatient government.

It takes a long time to get new laws through Parliament. The reason is that each such document needs to be thoroughly examined before the final approval. Watch this video on Parliament’s website!

No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

Sir Winston Churchill

This is to make sure that the new piece of legislation fits in with existing laws and everybody concerned gets a chance to give their input. Bypassing these steps to speed things up should not be an option, as it undermines democracy.