I sort of agree
I think PR is a great idea, but if you look at all the countries with PR you end up with governments that can't really do anything as they are always run by coalitions and have to be very careful.

But then again, that isn't always a bad thing, but it can mean that parties with only small amounts of popular support can wield far more power than their vote share would indicate as they get to say to a much larger party "do this, or we don't support you and you get nothing done at all".

I think the argument put forward that PR leads to a rise in extremist parties is bollocks though.

And I know you dont vote for a "party" as such, but if the party rules were better i.e. local party members voted for the MP rather than the government imposing their choices in safe seats, then it would a better system.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 11:47, Reply)