Only 52% of people voted in the UK general election this year. Is that enough in a democracy, and – if not – is online voting the answer to making Britain’s voting system more democratic?
Nothing stirs a nation like an election, and for most of 2024 – in over 60 countries – politicians, political parties and their supporters have been at loggerheads as unprecedented numbers of people headed to the polls. Internationalists have faced off against nationalists, liberals against conservatives, confederates against unionists, and wokesters against bigots.
In the UK, Keir Starmer’s new Labour government is frequently derided by an enraged far right for being too liberal, while ardent socialists say Starmer is too conservative. In the US, the new President is either a villain or a warmonger, depending on which side of the Mason-Dixon line you get your fake news from.
But what if larger numbers of less passionate people had also cast their votes in elections this year? Perhaps from the comfort...