From animal analogies to John Cleese: fair votes explained
by Stephen Tall on March 13, 2011
The very words ‘electoral system’ are enough to make voting reform sound complicated — yet AV simply involves citizens being able to rank candidates in order of preference if we want to. Or, as Nick Clegg catchily summed it up:
The choice is simple. If you want more duck houses: vote no. If you want more democracy: vote yes.
But if you need further persuasion that the political system should treat you intelligently, here are a couple of videos…
Thr first shows — through cunning use of animals instead of political parties — how First Past The Post creates minority rule and entrenches a two-party system.
(You can watch it on YouTube here.)
While the second shows — in the inimitable style of John Cleese — how First Past The Post is quite simply undemocratic.
(You can watch it on YouTube here.)
Enjoy.
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