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"First Past the Post" is in terminal decline.

  http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/election-2015-smash-the-twoparty-system-smash-the-voting-system-10227120.html Miliband and Cameron will only get the message if we break democracy in front of their faces It is refreshing to see that a newspaper which for many months now has been publishing and promoting propaganda for the Conservative party, has at least one journalist remaining in its employ, who is prepared to encourage an idea which is completely alien to the philosophy and interests of the major political parties in this country. Recent elections have shown us how the voting system in this country, specifically in General Elections, is not able to democratically reflect the preferences of the vast majority of the population, in terms of which party or parties form a government. For far too long, the Conservative Party or the Labour Party, have dominated the face of British politics and have formed governments, frequently with large majori...