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Matth · 13-09-2008, 23:22

"New" labour got in because people were fed up with the Tories, and now it seems pretty certain that the pattern will repeat.

People were fed up with Blair, fed up with the will he/won't he pass the baton to PM apparent Brown.

So Brown had a dead cat bounce because he wasn't Blair, and then the chancellor was to blame for not putting something away when things were better - and who was the chancellor - BROWN!

It's time we thought seriously about proportional representation, to halt the destructive shifts of ideology. The London assembly has shown there is a way to combine direct representation and proportional systems, negating one argument against PR that you would not have "your MP".

Another argument aginst PR, is that it could elect a BNP MP, though the shock protest vote would likely diminish under the fair representation of PR. Several other groups that may not be to everyone's taste could also get some seats, but equally, so could minority groups that you do agree with.

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Matth Inactive Join Date: Mar 2004 Services: BB:M, TV:XL, Phone:M, Loyalty Posts: 2,516	Re: Brown on the ropes? [Update - Labour loses Glasgow East By Election] "New" labour got in because people were fed up with the Tories, and now it seems pretty certain that the pattern will repeat. People were fed up with Blair, fed up with the will he/won't he pass the baton to PM apparent Brown. So Brown had a dead cat bounce because he wasn't Blair, and then the chancellor was to blame for not putting something away when things were better - and who was the chancellor - BROWN! It's time we thought seriously about proportional representation, to halt the destructive shifts of ideology. The London assembly has shown there is a way to combine direct representation and proportional systems, negating one argument against PR that you would not have "your MP". Another argument aginst PR, is that it could elect a BNP MP, though the shock protest vote would likely diminish under the fair representation of PR. Several other groups that may not be to everyone's taste could also get some seats, but equally, so could minority groups that you do agree with.