Billy Hayes: Why I agree – but disagree – with John McDonnell on electoral reform
During the BBC’s local election coverage, John McDonnell reaffirmed his support for proportional representation. “I support PR”, he said…
FPTP
Corbyn “would have ended up as PM if general election had been held under STV”
Labour would have emerged as the largest party on June 8 if the general election had been held…
The lure of PR conceals many myths – instead the left must learn to escape its comfort zone
The answer to all of labour’s woes is proportional representation (PR). Politicians and commentators are scrambling to claim…
Lewis Baston: Electoral reform must be at the heart of reviving our democracy
The Fabian Society’s democratic reform programme covers, as it should, a wide range of useful reforms that need to…
Left-wing populism will not deliver a Labour government without electoral reform – and PR is not coming anytime soon
You might be forgiven for thinking that, as per the radical tome on the English civil war by Marxist…
The Sunnyfesto
Yesterday, the Sun Newspaper set out its ‘Sunifesto’ for Britain; today here’s my response – a ‘Sunnyfesto’. (Note:…