Part V - FPTP to PR: asking turkeys to vote for Xmas

Scope: explores the huge barriers to the UK achieving PR looking at failed and successful precedents and what it will take to get there

Summary:

  • Despite the emerging links between FPTP and inequality, the parliamentary labour party does not appear ready to give up its ambition or its stake in the FPTP game to move to PR

  • Until this happens, all attempts to introduce PR will be blocked or watered down to meaningless types of electoral reform (as per the 2011 AV ref)

  • If PR emerges on the political agenda, the UK establishment will fight with more vigour than ever to preserve FPTP and its role in the status quo

Conclusion:

  • Until the parliamentary labour party supports PR, it is virtually impossible to bring about PR in the UK