They're not voting because...
- I think my MP does a good job for his...
I think my MP does a good job for his constituents and I would vote for him as an individual but he is a member of the Labour party and I don't want another Labour government. Is this an argument for proportional representation? I don't know.
written 12th Apr 2005
Personally I would prefer every person standing for election to be independant. After all it is the Civil Service which runs the country and they take their guidance off a handful of elected individuals.
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Kevin Ward replies: The political party system, although flawed, brings a sort of stability to parliament. If all we had was 646 individuals come May 6th then we would find constant power struggles and allegiance swapping would quickly cloud the issues of the day. Not that I would argue that we don't deserve a better system, I just don't think this is it.
written 12th Apr 2005