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    Proportional Representation is necessary - and the only way to stop voter apathy - Vince Cable
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    Proportional Representation is necessary – and the only way to stop voter apathy – Vince Cable

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    1. MondeyMondey on

      Another way to stop voter apathy would be to offer and follow through on policies that help people

    3. Swimming_Map2412 on

      He is right though. It does feel pointless voting for most places in the country where the opposition either have no chance or are no choice at all.

    4. Agreeable_Falcon1044 on

      The ONLY way we get PR is to ensure the labour majority is legendary to the point parliament is over. They won’t support it…why would they now? But maybe in two elections time, it might be something that sneaks into discussions if it’s the only way whatever left of the tories survives

    5. Ichigatsu on

      Yep… PR, accountability, transparency, and participation at all levels of parliament.

      Also, we should geo-engineer one of the mountains in the UK *somehow* into an active volcano and launch all the rich people into it; I’d call it Mt. Cuntmore.

    6. badgersruse on

      Alas, no voting system is perfect. PR tends to lead to governments unable to decide anything and very frequent elections.

      No surprise that the LibDems are in favour though as it would give small parties like them more seats. So there is every chance their suggesting PR is out of enlightened self interest rather than justice and fairness. Sigh.

    7. Reasonable_Blood6959 on

      I do enjoy the constant Reddit Tug of War between “We need PR” vs the realisation this would give Reform a significant number of seats.

    8. bagofstolencatlitter on

      Voting reform is absolutely necessary, FPTP may well increase the chance of a “stable” government but it removes choice and forces tactical voting.

      At no point in my life have I ever actually voted for a party that aligns with my views, purely because the constituencies I’ve lived in have always been the same two parties contesting with the others having no hope in hell of winning the seat, so wasted votes. I ve always had to vote tactically.

      I can see why people stop voting altogether, our system is extremely undemocratic. This year I’ll just waste my vote on a protest but It would be bloody lovely if we had a system in which every vote counts..

    10. ThatGuyMaulicious on

      Its funny because he has a point and any Labour or Tory supporter will try and weasel around how a system that strictly props up 2 parties is best for the country when it obviously isn’t and Labour are gonna prove that the next 4 years.

    11. Rhinofishdog on

      I’ve lived in countries with PR. It is a horrible system.

      MPs have no personal accountability to constituents.

      Fringe radicals constantly get into government as part of wide coalitions and then proceed to block everything in order to push their idiotic single issue and dictate wider policy.

      It’s sacrificing efficiency for fairness and getting neither in the end.