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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
My point exactly. We have had coalition governments recently and they don't work very effectively.
Fortunately in the UK we normally get strong governments with a decent majority in Parliament.
The Blair and Thatcher governments are good examples of administrations with large majorities being able to get things done and make a real difference.
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No, we have had coalitions of convenience. Not chosen by the positive PR vote, but by the negative "alternative is worse" voting that FPTP forces voters to make.
Over 64% of the votes cast at the last general election made no difference to the outcome. With PR those votes would actually make a positive difference because people could vote for what they genuinely want. It would teach politicians to negotiate and compromise, rather than dictate and destabilise.
FPTP only works in 2 party situations, it creates political parties that lack conviction. When one main side lurches one way, the other lurches in the opposite direction.
This is why we have ended up with remain leader May trying to negotiate to leave the EU, whilst also trying to keep all the people in her group together, when really they are pulling in different directions, undermining May at every turn.
Cameron started the whole issue with the EU referendum, in attempting to keep the Tories together by the will of the people vote. Sadly May then went to the electorate again, with a strange manifesto including things people really do not want
We are where we are, with a government that really is still not listening to the population, voted for out of fear of the alternative, but not by a sufficient majority of constituencies.