The correlation between democracy and economic reforms is very strong both across time and countries ... and Keith Jaggers, 2009, Polity IV Project: Political Regime Characteristics and Transitions, ...

Changing political attitudes and examples of popular rebellion abroad inspired many groups within Britain to demand a more open and genuine democracy. In 1864, the National Reform Union was formed ...

The idea that a political party could gain support by passing reforms led to democratic change in Britain. Public figures who supported political reform became very popular and caught the public ...