Legitimacy
Political Efficacy
Veil of Ignorance
Through the Veil of Ignorance, UK is
said to have a full-rounded decision-making system that all classes are covered
and none are being neglected. Furthermore, due to its political transparency and democratic political culture, unsatisfied sound could be heard easily through petition which makes the country more equal and fair.
According to BBC, there are seven social classes in UK now: Elite, Established middle class, Technical middle class, New affluent workers, Traditional working class, Emergent service workers, and the Precariat, or precarious proletariat. . |
The UK has traditionally had a high level of transparency and accountability. However, in recent years, UK has experienced a decrease in accountability. People no longer feel that the constraints placed on the behavior of public officials have weakened and the government is becoming more corrupt. There trust in the government is weakening. According to the 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer results, overall trust in the UK government declined from 52% to 43% to 38% from 2010-2012.
The UK government has all three types of legitimacy. It has traditional legitimacy, because its current parliamentary system has been in place for almost 800 years, since the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215. It possesses charismatic legitimacy, because in Britain's electoral system, any major leader has to appeal to the people to get elected, and so will generally have charisma. It is also has rational-legal legitimacy, because it has a written set of laws which is consistently (mostly) followed and carried out.
The UK government has all three types of legitimacy. It has traditional legitimacy, because its current parliamentary system has been in place for almost 800 years, since the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215. It possesses charismatic legitimacy, because in Britain's electoral system, any major leader has to appeal to the people to get elected, and so will generally have charisma. It is also has rational-legal legitimacy, because it has a written set of laws which is consistently (mostly) followed and carried out.
Helpful Resources:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/spp/publications/unit-publications/112.pdf
http://www.transparency.org.uk/our-work/corruption-in-the-uk/politics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16675808
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/jan/24/trust-in-government-country-edelman
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/spp/publications/unit-publications/112.pdf
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/spp/publications/unit-publications/112.pdf
http://www.transparency.org.uk/our-work/corruption-in-the-uk/politics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16675808
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/jan/24/trust-in-government-country-edelman
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/spp/publications/unit-publications/112.pdf