Except there are so many counterexample of MPs who don't give much of a damn about their co stunts that it's an exceedingly poor argument for FPTP. (View Post)

That's a better objection. On purely pragmatic grounds, even if you're an arch environmentalist, the bat tunnel, like the fish disco, is an appalling squandering of resources. (View Post)

I strongly agree with that. As a general point, electoral systems don't determine our politics, and aren't panaceas (see again the Israel example), but they all place constraints on its exp… (View Post)

I disagree with the first part. FPTP cements establishments of both fight and left in place. Over the long term, I think that makes for bad policy. It suppresses the political expression of those dis… (View Post)

Would Israeli politics be wildly different if they changed their electoral system ? I doubt it. (View Post)