Over at The Guardian’s Comment Is Free’s ‘A New Politics’ strand, Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Newcastle East Greg Stone argues that we need to restore the health of our democracy by delivering fair voting to those dispossessed by a rotten system. You can read an excerpt here:
… while there may not be fevered discussion about AV+, STV, or d’Hondt, there is an almost universal cry for political change from the voters I speak to. The view that two-party politics and a winner-takes-all electoral system are a fundamental part of the problem is at last becoming widespread. …
Electoral reform would end this unequal distribution of democracy. It would deliver a new pluralism allowing a broadening of debate and a fertile environment for progressive reform. It would end the disproportionate power it gives to the leader of the majority party and would restore renewed legitimacy to parliament.
You can read Greg’s article in full HERE.
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One Comment
Yes, people are starting to realise that two-horse-race elections are a bad thing. Which is why a system like AV, which maintains the constituency link but obviates tactical voting, is the best reform we can introduce.