Democracy as an empty ritual: 77% of Britons say political decisions are impossible to implement
A significant majority of the population in several Western democracies do not believe that society will be better in ten years. They feel that far too often political decisions are made, that neither solve society’s major problems nor can be im-plemented in practice.
Summary
At least 2 out of 3 people across the USA, Germany, the UK, Italy, and Denmark do not believe that society will be better in 10 years.
On a scale from 0-10, democracy’s ability to solve the issues that matter most to citizens scores low across the USA, Germany, the UK, Italy, and Denmark.
A large majority of people in the USA, Germany, the UK, Italy, and Den-mark believe that political decisions are often made without considering whether they can actually solve societal problems, or whether they can realistically be implemented.
