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[–] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sad for progress.

The only way anyone gets power is :

  1. Be like the tories
  2. Wait 10 years for tories to implode.

No other way to get elected in the UK, with FTPT voting, campaign funding and mainstream media outlets.

It’s a very robust system to stop any undesirables winning any sort of power, and the envy of dictators the world over.

[–] mannycalavera 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Demand PR from your Labour MP. Watch them laugh at you, then vote for a party that explicitly campaigns for PR. Rinse and repeat enough times such that Labour take notice. Tories aren't and Labour isn't as long as they sniff power.

Not enough people do this, but they should.

[–] frazorth 1 points 9 months ago

I'm not sure I have anyone would would be running here who supports PR.

Unfortunately.