Comment on Britain is one of the world’s oldest democracies, but some worry that essential rights and freedoms are under threat

lemonflavoured@kbin.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s a pretty poor example of one, either way.

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• jabjoe@feddit.uk ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Not sure with FPTP we are that democratic now… We desperately need electoral reform.

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  • lemonflavoured@kbin.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    FPTP isn't inherently undemocratic. It's not ideal, for any number of reasons, but it does have the advantage of a strong local link to representatives and (usually) leads to strong governments. I personally would prefer STV like Ireland has as a first choice, and as a second choice some form of MMP (like the Scottish Parliament, or New Zealand, or Germany)

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    • jabjoe@feddit.uk ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I argue for MMPR a lot, because of the local MP element. I like range/score voting too, so maybe combine that with MMPR to get the best system.

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