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Also the UK parliament cannot be called a representative democracy. In the last general election 13% of voters voted for a UKIP candidate but the party won only
by nicky0 10y ago
Also the UK parliament cannot be called a representative democracy. In the last general election 13% of voters voted for a UKIP candidate but the party won only 1 seat out of 650. A properly representative system would give them 84. Same with Green Party, 1 seat from 4%, should have 26. Meanwhile the Tories have an overall majority on 37% of the vote.
- ZenoArrow 10y agoWe do need electoral reform in the UK as well, leaving the EU is just the first step in driving towards a better democracy.
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- pbhjpbhj 10y agoWe have the Tories in power, what exactly are they going to do to improve democracy - their whole modus operandi is about expanding class division, I can hardly see them doing anything to empower the demos.
- ZenoArrow 10y agoWe don't have to wait until the Tories decide they want to improve democracy. The vast majority of social change happens from the grassroots up, it's up to the general public to push for it. I personally will be pushing for improving the standard of news coverage in the UK, so that when the time comes to push for proportional representation, we'll be better placed to see it put in place.
- pbhjpbhj 10y agoWe already voted on PR and it was terrible, somehow they managed to get the worst possibly version of PR on the ballot and it was voted against; if the Tories retain power I can't see them moving for electoral reform from the top as FPTP is keeping them in a majority. How do you see the grassroots transitioning the UK voting system for general elections, what power do we have if the MPs don't want it?