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Originally Posted by Angua
Odd how the most stable governments have proper PR, with economies that do not lurch from one direction to another.
PR makes politicians listen, it makes them compromise, it makes them plan for more than the next 5 years. It helps people engage with politics and it makes people feel their votes matter.
As a conservative supporter, the current system suits you down to the ground. It means a minority always gets to dictate to the majority.
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tbf its been both the main parties that have opposed PR, for their own reasons obviously.
The current system does render most peoples votes pointless, if they live in a strong Labour/Tory seat, Your vote only really counts if you're in one of the few swing seats, not great for democracy or encouraging more to vote. But it'll never change because people will do what the main parties/media barons tell them.