I am not a fan of the alternative voting system because it is complex, still means votes will not count and is not true PR. Only a list based system is PR. We need a true PR list based system for the commons. The Lords can then be elected on First Past the Post and be converted to a house of representatives. They would then be our personal representatives. In this way the argument against a list based system, that of constituencies could be overcome. Furthermore the supremacy of the commons would be maintained because of the superior electoral system. This is by far the simplest way to introduce PR and maintain constituencies.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, stands above every single persons vote counting. Anything less is not democracy!
Most European countries also have some form of PR. Germany has a list based system and is one of the strongest countires because of it. Allowing one party, and by that nature, one person, gain so much power is the very cause of the economic catastrophe in the UK. That one person, Brown, had not a clue about economics.
Why do people vote BNP, because the very reason people are being ignored and feel disenfranchised!
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