How we can smash Britain’s two-party system for good at the next election | George Monbiot
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Labour is beyond repair. Time for a co-ordinated strategy to support progressive parties committed to electoral reform, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

George Monbiot suggests that Labour shouldn’t be supported because they’re now pushing right-wing policies, in his view.

So he thinks people should tactically support progressive parties who support electoral reform (Lib Dems, Greens, SNP, Plaid Cymru), which may hopefully then lead to electoral reform, so that we end up with proportional representation. Then Brits will have more choices than effectively just two parties for future elections.

Thoughts?

  • gedhrel@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    There are ranked choice PR systems, like STV.

    Of course if we did get PR here it’d be the worst version that preserves the power of whips to hand out sinecures.

    • kux@lemm.ee
      2·
      11 days ago

      true but stv is multi winner so i don’t think it works for a single winner local mp like e.g. irv would

      i’m not necessarily opposed to the various alternatives to fptp but essentially i would want to preserve locals ability to elect a person rather than a party, obviously party would inform their choice

      if we did get PR here etc

      also probably + sadly true

      • gedhrel@lemmy.world
        2·
        11 days ago

        Yeah, STV requires macro-wards that return several members. It does preserve candidate locality however.

        You could always season with a pinch of AMS if you wanted to continue the whipping system (which frankly is as much of a mess as FPTP).

        • kux@lemm.ee
          2·
          11 days ago

          sure. i will have to read up on that but basically if it doesn’t prevent a locally known + liked candidate getting elected on local issues i wouldn’t be against it