Éamonn on Nostr: It's heartening to see a landslide victory for the center-left in the UK However, ...
It's heartening to see a landslide victory for the center-left in the UK
However, that is misleading
The UK's antiquated first-past-the post system greatly magnifies the representation of the first-place party, especially when the opposition is fractured
Labour actually only got a third of the votes
In a reasonable proportional system they would either be looking to form a "traffic-light" coalition with the libs and greens or a "national unity" coalition with the tories
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