A UK-based newspaper that caters to the bourgeois/aristocrat segment of society (since 1843) proclaims the UK's system to be the best, and relegates a bunch of

A UK-based newspaper that caters to the bourgeois/aristocrat segment of society (since 1843) proclaims the UK's system to be the best, and relegates a bunch of republics to secondary status... Forgive me if I don't trust their judgement. I'd take any western European republic's system over ours in a heartbeat. Also, keep in mind that in Canada, our government is currently formed by the party that got the second most votes and has had so many scandals that half the leadership should be in jail, not in power (not that I'd be particularly thrilled about the Cons in power either, they're at least as inept albeit probably slightly less corrupt). We also have an appointed senate, which is basically just political patronage. Same goes for the GG spot. We have entire provinces run by oligarchs. And so on. If we're considered a 'full democracy' then I don't trust whoever made that proclamation.