There’s an urgent need for a fairer electoral system – and if politicians won’t make it happen, the people will, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
I feel like the only way we’re going to have electoral reform is to have a single issue party whose only mission would be to implement a form of PR. Their manifesto is literally just change the electoral process once in power and call a new election under the new system, with some time for parties to form.
A bit like how UKIP scared the Tories, a single issue party could scare Labour.
imho, the only way we’ll see PR is if one of the parties in power wants it.
And as the current system favors the two parties who tend to get into power, neither wants it.
They’ll only do it if they’re forced to, possibly by a third party threatening to replace one of them.
Because at that point, PR would become a survival tactic.
Exactly. UKIP have shown that a single issue party can sway an incumbent party.
I’m surprised there’s not more vocal support for electoral reform from the more left-wing and right-wing elements of Labour and the Tories respectively.
I feel like the only way we’re going to have electoral reform is to have a single issue party whose only mission would be to implement a form of PR. Their manifesto is literally just change the electoral process once in power and call a new election under the new system, with some time for parties to form.
A bit like how UKIP scared the Tories, a single issue party could scare Labour.
imho, the only way we’ll see PR is if one of the parties in power wants it.
And as the current system favors the two parties who tend to get into power, neither wants it.
They’ll only do it if they’re forced to, possibly by a third party threatening to replace one of them.
Because at that point, PR would become a survival tactic.
Exactly. UKIP have shown that a single issue party can sway an incumbent party.
I’m surprised there’s not more vocal support for electoral reform from the more left-wing and right-wing elements of Labour and the Tories respectively.