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Preferred next Tory Leader / PM on 17:13 - Jul 1 by tony_roch975
Let's not give up before we've started; Electoral Commission say 'Under STV Parliament is more likely to be both reflective of a nation's views and more responsive to them' - Amen to that! It's up to us - do we let 'them' keep on ignoring us or do we stand up for democracy.
The systems used in Scotland , Wales and Scotland appear to be working. They offer a balance of constituency reps elected by first past the post and additional members elected by PR. So everyone's vote can count.
As it stands, In Rochdale as it stands, only a Labour vote really counts. In Whitney, Cameron's constituency only Tory votes count. At least with the AM system, a Tory in Rochdale second vote goes towards possible extra Tory seats, as does a Labour voters second vote in Whitney.
Well Leadsom has promised to reveal the details of her bank accounts if she gets down to the last two. According to " Private Eye " that should be interesting. You don't work in the City for as long as she did without learning how to pull a few financial strokes.