Posted by Matt | Posted in Politics | Posted on 22-04-2010
Tags: electoral reform, hung parliament
We need a hung parliament because the present first past the post system fails to give the electorate a fair say in how this country is run. Neither of the two main parties have carried out true parliamentary reform when they’ve had the chance. Some form of proportional representation is required to allow people to vote for the party they support, rather than having to vote tactically or not at all. Ideally, reform needs to include not just the voting system for the House of Commons, but also an elected second chamber and the restoration of the power to scrutinise legislation in the Commons. Read the rest of this entry »
