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That referendum was poison pilled with the “alternative vote” and sold to voters as a easy path to the BNP getting elected. It was just as much party politics
by akiselev 4y ago
That referendum was poison pilled with the “alternative vote” and sold to voters as a easy path to the BNP getting elected.
It was just as much party politics as the Brexit vote, not a genuine attempt at direct democracy.
- grumpyprole 4y agoAnd also the adverts of sick babies who would not get the funding they needed if the money was spent on implementating proportional representation. A similar lie was used to sell Brexit.
- chimeracoder 4y ago> And also the adverts of sick babies who would not get the funding they needed if the money was spent on implementating proportional representation Proportional representation and ranked choice voting are orthogonal concepts. A referendum for ranked choice voting doesn't necessarily implement proportional representation.
- r_hoods_ghost 4y agoNo, but it would likely be more proportional than the current system in the UK where the last time a single party won a majority of the popular vote was 1931 and yet parties usually have a majority in parliament. Proportionality is not a binary thing. You can have more or less proportional systems of government based on the selection / election mechanic chosen.