There is a lot of fuss in the media at the moment about the Lib Dems being courted by the Conservatives & by Labour. Nick Clegg has agreed with protesters yesterday on the matter of electoral reform (to be precise, introducing a system of proportional representation), and it’s not hard to see why when you look at the results of the general election.
Our pluraity voting system (‘first past the post’) just isn’t suitable for a three party battle, and creates instability as it is. We go from one extreme of government policy to another, one set of attitudes and values to the opposite. I think that a PR system is better because it allows for all attitudes and values to work together to create our country’s laws and policies.. surely that is fairer than having one party gain power & create a law, only to be replaced by another party scrapping it?
If you believe that this country needs effective political reform, then please sign the petition at Take Back Parliament, and if possible attend one of their protests. Proportional Representation gives every party that people have voted for a voice – which means that the population is better represented. And yes, the BNP would get a few seats, because they’re racist idiots that racist idiots vote for… but the system has got to be fair, and those racist idiotic voters deserve a voice too. This new parliament does not fully represent the people who voted, and that’s not right in my view.
