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First we had this. Starmer suddenly has a "long-standing view against PR."
A tangible change in tone, from constructive ambiguity to clear against.
What is going on? (A thread) 1/15 bylinetimes.com/2023/04/27/kei…
A tangible change in tone, from constructive ambiguity to clear against.
What is going on? (A thread) 1/15 bylinetimes.com/2023/04/27/kei…
You'd have imagined the official spokesperson would have said, "#PR for the Commons isn't the priority but Lords reform is. In power, we'll consult on the best voting system for our new elected 'Assembly of Nations'." They didn't say that, why? 2/15 theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
The Brown report is aware that the new second chamber must have "electoral legitimacy". 3/15 labour.org.uk/wp-content/upl… 
PR AND LOCAL ELECTIONS: A SUBJECT NEVER MENTIONED (rant incoming!)
So the media today (5 May) and Saturday will be filled with reportage about how voters in various parts of England have made their “democratic choice” in selecting who should lead their local government. 1/8
So the media today (5 May) and Saturday will be filled with reportage about how voters in various parts of England have made their “democratic choice” in selecting who should lead their local government. 1/8
Meanwhile, commentators are falling all over themselves to suggest what the results will mean for the next general election when voters across the UK will also be making their "democratic choice". 2/8
It’s all BALONEY. For elections to be fair and democratic, it is pretty elementary --- DUH! --- that ALL votes must count the same. In local elections, they don’t. Often the results are even more undemocratic than what happens in general elections… if that is possible. 3/8
