It's not so badThe party just hasn't made the case for it properly yet. You'd think we'd have had long enough to do so. The Electoral Reform Society has a good little book on it though.
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John Q Wagonwheel Spent,
Fri 9 Apr 2010, 16:55,
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PR marks the deathof minority group representation, particularly for rural voters.
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LordManley twitter.com/LordManley,
Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:48,
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The function of an MP is to represent his constituents in parliament,not to represent his party in parliament and in his constituency. They may act like that already, but the problem would not be solved by embodying it in the constitution.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag,
Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:55,
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And PR allows for the electionof multiple parties of almost every viewpoint. You go to the representative you choose. It's no harder to stand as an independent. I think you've succumbed to a few PR myths here.
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Fri 9 Apr 2010, 20:35,
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