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There was a referendum on removing FPTP and it was rejected by the British people.
by gadders 4y ago
There was a referendum on removing FPTP and it was rejected by the British people.
- happymellon 4y agoBecause both Tory and Labour campaigned against it.
- ben_w 4y agoDo you expect that's going to change next time, or do you expect that a third party will get a chance to do it against the campaigns of those two?
- happymellon 4y agoA 3rd party did try, Lib Dems Vs Labour and Tory, and the Lib Dems lost. Labour haven't shown that they would be for a change to the voting system, so I can't see why they would support it. They also sabotaged the remain vote by saying they were pro-remain whilst saying that leave is the only option. I don't know why anyone would trust Labour to do the right thing.
- arp242 4y agoThere was a referendum on Alternative Vote (which is actually not that different from FPTP). I don' want to be overly pedantic, but I think the difference does matter. The campaign was also filled with misinformation and emotional manipulation. I'm not saying this invalidates the result, but "we had a good long look at our electoral system and made a wise and informed decision" it was not.