That Vote on the Voting System
Should we change the way we elect our MPs? Does anyone seriously think the current system is fair? So here's what I think, and I do think about this! You probably couldn't give a flying one, but I think it matters and I think it matters a lot. It all depends on what you think you are doing when you go to the polls. Are you voting for a party to govern the country? Are you voting for an active local representative to stand up for you and the rest of the local community in Westminster? Now I'm guessing, but I reckon most of you/us are doing the former, and if we are voting for a party to govern the country, then the only fair way to do that is full PR - make every vote count. AV? Clegg is right, it is a miserable little compromise, but at least it is a miserable compromise in the right direction. Break the status quo, start the process of change. PR will lead to coalition governments - hey, maybe they can work. PR will lead to minority r...