I agree that we really don't know.
I would argue that the old "truth" that PR would always lock out the Tories, was blown away in 2010 by the Lib Dems.
There have also been plenty of elections recently, where the "progressive alliance", even including the Lib Dems didn't significantly outvote the more reactionary/right wing parties, so I don't buy the argument that PR would have kept out the Tories.
Ah, I was going on about 2019, but either way, as people would have voted differently, hung parliaments that couldn’t get anything through would be the likely result of both elections.
Absolutely - however, in 2017 they ruled out any kind of agreement with Labour, so I think a Theresa May minority Govt would have been the most likely outcome.I think the lib dems have always regretted that coalition decision. Anyhow I suppose this is all guesswork and Starmer won't do anything once he is behind the desk. This makes him somewhat of a **** tbh.
The only thing we can say if people are being honest is that fptp is grossly unfair and hasn't served us well.
Absolutely - however, in 2017 they ruled out any kind of agreement with Labour, so I think a Theresa May minority Govt would have been the most likely outcome.
I agree about fptp though.
They also ruled out anything with Labour - and Farron had been more ambiguous about May than he had been about not liking Corbyn.It was very close in 2017 it would have been interesting because the Lib Dems wouldn't have gone with the tories.
You mean Penny PHWOARRRRDAUNT?If Mordaunt becomes leader who would be Tory leader after the GE? Only a 15k majority...
It isn’t ‘all it will really do’ at all.It generally does though. I’m not against PR, but all it would really do is make the extremes more relevant.
It generally does though. I’m not against PR, but all it would really do is make the extremes more relevant.