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Except of course that the majority of people didn't vote for this shower of cunts.
Only ~42% of the electorate voted for something other than the Tories.(Stats abuse with low turnout elections can be fun, and statistics based on the entire electorate can be used both ways when voting is not mandatory.)
True. But the majority of people eligible to vote did not vote Tory, and that's fact not stats abuse. It's far from democratic, and it pisses me off that the wishes of a minority are foisted on everybody else.
dave4-
True. But the majority of people eligible to vote did not vote Tory, and that's fact not stats abuse. It's far from democratic, and it pisses me off that the wishes of a minority are foisted on everybody else.
How would you solve that then? Endless hung/NOC Parliaments or huge coalitions that argue amongst themselves and self destruct in short time? AV/AV+/STV or a hybrid such as MMP/AMS?
Personally I'd like to see the UK aim to move towards some form of PR and compulsory voting, but I can't say that I'm not worried about what the majority of the population might end up electing if compulsory voting was enforced under FPTP.
Greenbank
Only ~42% of the electorate voted for something other than the Tories.
(Stats abuse with low turnout elections can be fun, and statistics based on the entire electorate can be used both ways when voting is not mandatory.)