The inherent bias towards Tory seats in our voting system is set to get worse, and the arguments for reforming it have never been stronger, finds a new report out today.
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The last time we had a choice about electoral systems – the Alternative Vote referendum in 2011 – Labour was undecided, and most trade unions opposed reform.
Indeed, one union leader argued: “first-past-the-post delivers strong, single-party government.”
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