Very interesting. Of course after probably only one election under PR, we’d have at least two new parties- a radical left and a hard right one- but at least are politics would evolve. We’ve had the current duopoly for a 100 years or so.
Interesting though that Canada has a much more flexible landscape under FPTP- I suppose a huge country that’s more sparsely populated behaves more like our local elections do. We are maybe more tribal, with a bedrock vote for Labour and Conservative above 25%?
I think Andrew Neil could be right! The Tories are becoming increasingly right wing and the majority UK population are wed towards the Centre! What PR will do is to give the extreme parties a voice but they won't share power due to their extremities. Can you imagine George Galloway as PM here? NO!! I thought so!
Very interesting. Of course after probably only one election under PR, we’d have at least two new parties- a radical left and a hard right one- but at least are politics would evolve. We’ve had the current duopoly for a 100 years or so.
Interesting though that Canada has a much more flexible landscape under FPTP- I suppose a huge country that’s more sparsely populated behaves more like our local elections do. We are maybe more tribal, with a bedrock vote for Labour and Conservative above 25%?
I think Andrew Neil could be right! The Tories are becoming increasingly right wing and the majority UK population are wed towards the Centre! What PR will do is to give the extreme parties a voice but they won't share power due to their extremities. Can you imagine George Galloway as PM here? NO!! I thought so!