Women in Parliament: Time for an equal sayThe level of women’s representation in politics is an important signifier of a healthy democracy. Yet in the UK only 22 per cent – or 1 in 5 – members of the Westminster Parliament are women. This...Posted 25 Oct 2011
Does First Past the Post actually mean voters can ‘Kick the bastards out’?We hear time and again of the way First Past the Post lets voters ‘kick the bastards out’ – a colourful reference to the perceived ease with which voters can turf out one government and neatly replace it...Posted 31 Aug 2010
The 2010 General Election – An Unusual ElectionThe 2010 election was an unusual election, to say the least. It saw a number of unique and interesting features of the campaign and the result: The 2010 campaign was the first to feature direct,...Posted 07 May 2010
The 2005 General Election – Worst Election Ever?The results of the 2005 general election are an indictment of the First Past the Post system – the Labour Party won an overall majority of 66 seats (55.1%) on only 35.2% of the vote....Posted 06 May 2005