The existing FPTP system is ideal for two-party politics. Such as the Republicans and Democrats in USA. But here in the UK we have a lot more diverse parties, all with important agendas that represent a range of views. Under FPTP the two main parties: Conservative and Labour, take turns at government, leaving the other parties with little impact at all.
The only reason not to change is if we want to keep the two party system. Voting no on Thursday will be a vote of confidence in Labour and Conservatives to continue to lead us. Each will take its turn in government, reversing the policies of the previous government. Parliament after parliament will be dominated by the wishes of the supporters of those two parties. Is that such a bad thing? Why fix the system if it is not broken?
Well, there are some flaws with the current system that could indicate it is already broken:
- MPs Expenses Scandal
- Safe Seats
- Low Voter Turnout
- The election is decided by about 500 thousand people in a a small number of marginal seats
- Extremist Parties win seats with a fraction of support
Changing to AV will make voting fairer, but do we really want it to be fairer?
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