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I really don’t see that myself. We could easily have a publicly funded platform for campaigns. Where each party has an equal footing in the use of that platform. This would put parties like the greens and LD on the same level as the Tories and Labour. It is a travesty of democracy that we allow donors to pay for the party they agree, and as such having so much sway in the election results. Just ban all other campaign options aside from door knocking and social media. Ban all flyers and paid adverts. If people want a run down on a party there could be one central point.
The easiest argument to this one is that we already have the far right in power. FPTP is showing to be too easy to manipulate. Add in that the corrupt buggers we have in the world are now seeing the far right movement as a means to rob countries. Money is actively chasing the far right, and sticking to FPTP means the next time we won’t escape.
I really wish we saw sense and removed all party donations. You should not be able to buy legislation and yet we allow under various guises.
Agree. But seems like a complex process to replace. As new parties with new ideas will have no way to push them.
Would take some form of national scheme to ensure all parties got low/no cost time in the media to spread their ideas.
I really don’t see that myself. We could easily have a publicly funded platform for campaigns. Where each party has an equal footing in the use of that platform. This would put parties like the greens and LD on the same level as the Tories and Labour. It is a travesty of democracy that we allow donors to pay for the party they agree, and as such having so much sway in the election results. Just ban all other campaign options aside from door knocking and social media. Ban all flyers and paid adverts. If people want a run down on a party there could be one central point.
What happens to very small parties that tend to be disposed by large sections of society.
BNP EDL groups like that.
The obvious answer is let them argue theor case.
But the issue is large % of citizens will outright object to such patients failing tax payer funding.
The easiest argument to this one is that we already have the far right in power. FPTP is showing to be too easy to manipulate. Add in that the corrupt buggers we have in the world are now seeing the far right movement as a means to rob countries. Money is actively chasing the far right, and sticking to FPTP means the next time we won’t escape.