“In the guise of transferring power from the politicians to the public, #ProportionalRepresentation really transfers power from the public to the politicians. Once the ballot boxes were locked away the coalition govt would be assembled behind closed doors.”
Tony Benn, 1982.
Tony Benn, 1982.
“By opening up the possibility of endlessly reshuffling the governmental combination, coalitions endanger the absolutely fundamental capacity of the electorates to remove governments completely.”
“I think there’s something more honest about the Labour Party, which is a coalition, being forced to sort out its arguments before it goes to the electorate, rather than having three different manifestos published, with the final decision taken after people have cast their vote.”
“If you are going to make really major changes, there is no alternative to winning enormous support, majority support, for what you want to do.”
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