"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter"
He (or his scriptwriters) forgot to add that the powers that be took full advantage of the general ignorance and disenchantment to turn Britain into the haven for the privileged that it has become
A post war Labour Government began to live up to the promise of "a land fit for heroes to live in" by introducing health care for all and social house=ing (bitterly opposed by the Tories) and it took the career politics of later Tory Governments and Labour ones indistinguishable from "their honourable opponents" to renege on that promise ans eventually produce Little England's 'Brexit'
Ken Loach's 'Spirit of '45' documentary is well worth looking out, if you haven't seen it
Jim Carroll