There’s an urgent need for a fairer electoral system – and if politicians won’t make it happen, the people will, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
I hate how electoral reform is always argued for purely as a way to “stop the Tories”, rather than the actual benefit of having everyone’s vote count for something.
I don’t care who people vote for, as long as their vote actually means something. That’s why I want electoral reform. Not to try and bar a particular party from ever taking office again. What’s democratic about that?
I hate how electoral reform is always argued for purely as a way to “stop the Tories”, rather than the actual benefit of having everyone’s vote count for something.
I don’t care who people vote for, as long as their vote actually means something. That’s why I want electoral reform. Not to try and bar a particular party from ever taking office again. What’s democratic about that?