Electoral Reform in the Labour Party

I certainly hope so, but doubt it as I don't think the Tories will ever agree to it. Interesting that it's Labout women who are discussing it, including Jackie Weaver ofYouTube fame!

Yes, Jackie Weaver is good value. She was interviewed on our local news round up a while after becoming famous and she certainly held her own.

Let's just remember that only a minority of voters support the Tories and if we lived in a democracy they would be the opposition, not the government.

If there ars any Gnetters who are LP members it would be good if they joined this meeting and reported back to us

A survey of Labour Party members taken just after the last general election found that three-quarters of Labour members want the party to support electoral reform and adopt proportional representation (PR) as a policy. A survey by YouGov found that 76 per cent supported the change, with just 12 per cent opposed and a further 12 per cent who said they did not know

I hope that the Labour Party win the by-election in Batley and Spen. However the polls are not looking promising. If they lose I hope that Kier Starmer will realise that his party are never going to win another general election under FPTP and the best way forward must be a Progressive Alliance for the next GE, with a commitment to electoral reform so that all future elections will be fair and democratic.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/23/reform-electoral-system-or-keep-losing-to-tories-keir-starmer-warned