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IanB
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Edited Apr 18, 2011, 13:58
Re: A/V?
Apr 18, 2011, 13:13
Yes from me. There will be other chances to give Clegg what he deserves at the polls. This is an increment but very little by way of change to our electoral system has been introduced at anything other than snail's pace. As someone else points out this is a small step. Remember this is a change that is at minimum 33 years in the making. Don't throw away a good opportunity to open up the democratic process in order to punish someone who is already walking a tightrope in galeforce conditions. His time will come. The Tories are bricking it, unlike 1928 they've done the maths and know exactly what it means to them should this go through. Isn't that incentive enough?

As for the argument that FPTP keeps out extremists well a) 1m votes should buy you some seats whatever colours you are wearing and b) once people have seen what hopeless mps a lot of the far right candidates are going to make you can be sure that they wont make that mistake again. Whereas hopefully the likes of the Greens will prove their worth.

If the argument is that a broken, failing and patently unfair system is easier to target and thus dismantle in its entirity in some massive wave of revolutionary upheaval then I am at the proverbial wrong meeting.
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