MatthewToad43 on Nostr: Maybe. Last time they paid for their crimes quite spectacularly. From 57 MPs down to ...
Maybe. Last time they paid for their crimes quite spectacularly. From 57 MPs down to 8 in a single parliament.
It will be extremely difficult to get even the grudging support of Labour for proportional representation, in spite of conference motions. And they'll jettison it as not a priority, unless their coalition partner ensures that it *is*. Even if somehow public pressure ensures that it's actually in their manifesto in future - it won't be in this election.
Without PR, there is no hope for genuine democracy. We'll be stuck with the two party system forever.
It therefore makes sense to increase the number of Liberal Democrat MPs, at the expense of both tories and Labour, to increase the chances of PR eventually happening.
But as with everything other than the tory/labour duopoly, this is long term.
We can't afford to wait several more parliaments. We need action on many vital issues *now*. And that will only happen with mass protest.
It will be extremely difficult to get even the grudging support of Labour for proportional representation, in spite of conference motions. And they'll jettison it as not a priority, unless their coalition partner ensures that it *is*. Even if somehow public pressure ensures that it's actually in their manifesto in future - it won't be in this election.
Without PR, there is no hope for genuine democracy. We'll be stuck with the two party system forever.
It therefore makes sense to increase the number of Liberal Democrat MPs, at the expense of both tories and Labour, to increase the chances of PR eventually happening.
But as with everything other than the tory/labour duopoly, this is long term.
We can't afford to wait several more parliaments. We need action on many vital issues *now*. And that will only happen with mass protest.