Seriously, our politicians of today are not capable or competent enough to act in a "best for country" way
That I agree with but there is a rather large element of winner take all. We would very unlikely ever get a single party in power under PR.
If we take the yanks as being the more pro capitalist and the Europeans being more pro socialist(they are all both but lean in different directions) we have tended to be the closer to the Americans than other European countries have.
When you analyse it though we have had a long period of the Tories, this would make sense as they are very much the nearest to the Americans in outlook except the majority of our electorate are to the left of them.
Why do we keep getting a more pro capitalist govt when the actual make up of the country Is not wanting that? (even when we got/get Labour they had to act more Tory like)
You probably have 30% or so that are natural Tories in beliefs and yet they have been shaping our future for decades. It's only because the other parties, the more socialist or the more left if you prefer, are not of one voice.
it's why the Tories get very twitchy when UKIP or now reform start picking up support.
if you only have 40% of the vote you really shouldn't be running the country with a large majority. You ain't exactly popular or worthy especially when that % reduces through non voters which fptp encourages.
Even if you look at the current govt they are obviously unpopular with the Tory vote and other parties but even in their own party they will be moving in a direction that isn't overly liked by the more socialist element of there MPs, members or voters.
So to cut a very long story short there is no legitimacy for a sub section of a 40% vote to have free reign.
Unless you have fucking first past the post that is:-)
