There are now so many threads regarding 'Snouts in the trough' etc, etc. that I just wondered if it's time we (and by that I mean the UK electorate) got rid of the 'first past the post' system that leaves us with either a Conservative or Labour government, with no effective opposition to speak on our behalf for 3 or 4 years. I believe that until our politicians stop treading the 'party' line and bowing before the 3 line whip, we are just fodder at the polls. Proportional representation returns democracy to us (and by that I mean me), it stops the old addage 'I don't vote 'cause who I vote for won't get in' syndrome. It may mean that the odd 'BNP' or 'Raving Looney' will get there, but it works in many European country, so why shouldn't it work here??
I'd love to hear your views.
John Barden