| kowenicki said: I think this sums it up quite well... But he (CLEGG) said that his party would be pursuing the four priorities identified in their manifesto: fairer taxes, help for disadvantaged schoolchildren, a green economy and "fundamental political reform". Mr Fox, the shadow defence secretary, said the Lib Dems' long-time demand for the replacement of the first-past-the-post voting system in Westminster elections should not form a stumbling block to the creation of a stable government. Tories had won the right to see "the larger part of our manifesto" implemented after winning more seats and votes than any other party, in a campaign in which they opposed proportional representation, said Dr Fox. "It would seem to me very strange in an election that was dominated by the economy...if the government of the UK was held to ransom over an issue that the voters did not see as their priority," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "I don't think that it's reasonable, given the result of the election, where we did come clearly ahead of any other party, that an agenda would be applied that was very much against what a very large proportion voted for." |
But surely the most the lib dems will be offered is a referendum on PR? So the public will decide on it directly. It's not like they'll form a government and immediately force it on the public.
Also, I think you asked earlier about which MPs would be elected in a PR system. We (Ireland) use the single transferable vote system of PR so you're still voting for individual candidates in specific constituencies. I think you were assuming it would be a party list based vote, but there are other ways of doing it.
