First Past The Post Voting System Is The Root Of All Our Evil

SOME or even MOST, but not ALL...

Sometimes I don't agree with it in the horse racing

We have tit for tat politics that breeds spiteful politicians, whose primary objective is not run and improve our country it is to inflict as much damage on the opposition and their supporters.

I'm sorry but that is just garbage.

Example: A common gripe of lefties is that IDS was out to hurt the poor just because he could. I read his white paper about Universal Credit and the benefits it would bring to the poor. That document demonstrates how he supports the poor and was putting in policies that would have real benefit to them.

@Shab I not a leftwing gripper my post was aimed at bothsides and I believe what I wrote to be true.

but would a referendum on leave be done on a PR basis??  Shirley knott

under first past the post every vote does not count and there are many seats that are always labour or tory.

the unelected house of lords should also be abolished imo.

sadly many of those who complained about how undemocratic the eu is dont really care about our outdated system of government. 

i doubt this thread will get many comments.

I agree with you - PR is the fair way to go

Sadly I have to remind the OP, we had a referendum for Proportional Representation in 2011.

We rejected it

I voted for it.

We have just had a first past the post referendum and some are calling for a stewards.

The problem with PR is nothing ever seems to get done. Too many inputs means too much bureaucracy. We've used PR in NI for many years but it's like the People's Front of Judea. Things get kicked about that are important for people, schools, education even a bloody sports stadium have been used as pawns as nobody can agree. Recently the Ulster Unionists and SDLP have moved into opposition against Sinn Fein and the DUP. Time will tell but I think our government will be better for it.

Despite being viled across the free World, Dictatorships get things done. China is thriving because they're a Dictatorship that has adopted a Capitalist approach. First Past the Post with Capitalism hgas served us well and put the Great into Great Britain.

Had the EU referendum been contested under FPTP in the 382 counting areas, the result would have been:

Remain: 31.2%
Leave: 68.8%

Nothing more to see here, please move along in a calm manner, befitting Great Britons everywhere...