Exclusive: Sunak could be presiding over ‘wake’ at conference, warns Prof John Curtice – with voters furious over NHS failures, cost of living, migrants and Liz Truss

Exclusive: Sunak could be presiding over ‘wake’ at conference, warns Prof John Curtice – with voters furious over NHS failures, cost of living, migrants and Liz Truss

  • frankPodmore@slrpnk.netMEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Yes, and I agree that’s broadly a good thing. But it also means the likes of Ukip end up in government.

    We already have the valorisation of compromise under FPTP in the form of battling for the ‘centre ground’: parties compromise with the electorate in order to win. Under PR, parties compromise with each other in order to govern.

    Is one better than the other? I think PR is better, because the compromise is continuous. But there’s not a lot in it.

    This is why although I basically agree PR is a good thing, I don’t prioritise it.