Devin Mitchell
So I'm breaking my "no more UK election tweets" promise to make a few observations about proportional representation (a mild obsession).
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"Do you really want Nigel Farage to be Deputy Prime Minister?" etc
This is of course an imperfect analysis, because electoral reform would change who people vote for.
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From Labour's perspective, none of this changes fact that first priorities have to be making up deficits on economy and leadership.
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But embracing PR, in addition to being better for democracy on merits, would be in their self-interest.
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In the same way it would significantly benefit
@TheDemocrats in the U.S., which I wrote about last fall: http://bit.ly/1K35McI . -
By the way, there are parallels between the "boundary changes" the Tories are proposing and GOP gerrymandering: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-19166125 ….
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