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SUMMARY:Electoral Reform
DESCRIPTION:With the Middle East in flames and oil prices soaring\, a significant piece of legislation – the ‘Representation of the People’ Bill – attracted little attention when it was debated in parliament earlier this month. Among several proposed reforms\, the most far-reaching would be the extension of voting rights to 16/17-year-olds. You may agree or disagree with that\, but much of the commentary afterwards focussed on what wasn’t in the Bill – our electoral system itself. As Britain’s political landscape continues to fragment\, our long-standing ‘first-past-the-post’ system is increasingly delivering outcomes that are ever-further removed from the true balance of public opinion in the country today. So\, at this month’s meeting\, we’ll be discussing the pros and cons of replacing FPTP with a more proportional voting system. For more information\, take a look at these recent articles: ‘After Gorton & Denton: The case for PR’ and ‘Restoring democracy: Labour’s challenge’ \nIf you haven’t yet done so\, there’s still time to join our mailing list\, which will ensure that you receive those all-important Zoom log-in details… just click here: Subscribe to the Current Affairs group
URL:https://u3acommunities.org/event/electoral-reform/
CATEGORIES:Current Affairs Meeting,Frontpage
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