The system is designed to produce a strong majority for one party on the premise that this is the best system. It also onyl works if there are 2 strong parties, not 3.
Having no experience of any other system, I have no idea if this is the best way or not. What countries have true proportional representation, and how does it work out for them? On 30 April 2010 11:41, Tim Leslie <[email protected]> wrote: > It's a total and utter sham these days. > It's not about politics anymore, hasn't been since Labour sold their soul > twenty years ago. > It's not about us anymore, it's about them. > Personally I'll only be interested again when 1 man 1 vote actually means > something, when YOUR vote truly counts. Better educated and informed > people may respond to this telling me how it's not the way forward because > blah blah blah. But until the Victorian system of local boundaries for a > National election are abolished and everyone can vote knowing it will > count, then British Politics, for me, is a sham and not in any way shape > or form, representative of 'The will of the people' > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
