The tide is turning for our archaic first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting system. Over 100 countries worldwide use some form of proportional representation (PR), while fewer than 50 still use FPTP. Sadly, while 40 out of 43 European countries use PR, as do Scotland and Wales for their legislatures, elections to Westminster are among those seemingly stuck […]
Alan Story Interview – NOT THE ANDREW MARR SHOW
Alan Story, co-founder of the cross party/ no party group GET PR DONE! was interviewed on 30 April on the online programme NOT THE ANDREW MARR SHOW. Here is that interview on the current state of the struggle for electoral reform. Not The Andrew Marr Show: https://nottheandrewmarrshow.co.uk/
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Make Votes Matter North Lancs debate on Proportional Representation
Labour Party members get it. But the Tory Party and the Labour leadership have chosen their partisan party interest over the interests of voters on the question of electoral reform, argues GET DR DONE! co-founder Alan Story in this debate with David Denver, former professor of political science at Lancaster University. The debate was organised […]
How we can WIN AS ONE in the next general election
The left-of-centre pressure group COMPASS has just announced a new campaign to try to tackle both problems. In about 60 constituencies, COMPASS will be working with other groups to organise a major tactical voting campaign to oust vulnerable sitting Tory MPs and candidates. Building a Commons majority among progressive parties would lead to a second […]