Re:Party Line – 1:1 chat across the political spectrum
by nicoburns on Monday October 19, 2020 @05:22AM
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I still think FPTP is the UK's biggest political problem. The UK is crying out for a new left party to take over from the Labour party which is dysfunctional at this point. But it can't happen because the electoral system means that it would have to happen all at once which is unrealistic.
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Re:Party Line – 1:1 chat across the political spectrum
by caoilte on Monday October 19, 2020 @05:51AM
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For context, imagine if a trove of whatsapp chat messages from inside the Clinton presidential campaign in 2016 revealed they most of the paid employees hated her so much that they were sabotaging her campaign and diverting money to down ballot races. This is effectively what happened in the UK in 2017.
Re:Party Line – 1:1 chat across the political spectrum
by jskdvsksnb on Monday October 19, 2020 @07:08AM
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The situation is similar in Canada - a significant number of people would support the NDP, but they're viewed as a spoiler. In my parent's riding, for instance, 55% of people voted for the two left-wing candidates, so the seat went to the right-winger who got the remaining 45%.
A concerted effort to consolidate votes behind the Liberals gave us Justin Trudeau, a do-nothing neoliberal whose hobbies include brownface and giving indigenous people's land to oil companies.
Re:Party Line – 1:1 chat across the political spectrum
by pjc50 on Monday October 19, 2020 @06:58AM
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It's quite remarkable how many voting systems we have in the UK; STV, D'Hondt, AMS and so on. The parliament with all the real power, and the constitutional ability to erase the others at will, is of course entrenched in FPTP to preserve conservativism.