Dear John,
Question: What do the government’s Rwanda scheme and Keir Starmer's decision to accept Natalie Elphicke onto the Labour benches have in common?
Answer: They're both the result of a political perversion caused by the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) voting system.
You see, FPTP encourages political parties to champion policies that pander to the interests of small but electorally influential groups of voters…rather than policies that align with the interests of the wider country.
It was the Conservative's desire to appeal to a small sliver of society in key seats that led them to devise the Rwanda scheme. (The fact that the majority of people in the country thought the scheme abhorrent was irrelevant - to Tory strategists, at least.)
And Keir Starmer's decision to accept Natalie Elphicke onto the Labour benches appears to have a similar motivation. Elphicke’s views are diametrically opposed to virtually everyone in the Labour Party. Yet Starmer appears willing to overlook this in order to tell that same small sliver that, if Elphicke trusts him, they should too.
Both decisions are truly bizarre and only make sense in the warped world of FPTP.
We must leave this unfair, outdated and frankly crazy electoral system behind and move towards a fair, proportional one as soon as possible.
That's our goal, and we need your help to achieve it. We're working to build the largest grassroots PR campaign in Britain, so we can show Keir Starmer there's an irresistible public demand for change.
Please consider donating to our campaign fund and/or signing our petition below.
Our petition calls on Keir Starmer to prioritise Proportional Representation and has over 30,000 signatures already. But we want more because the more people who sign, the stronger our message will be.
With your help, we can create a political system that serves the interests of the many and ensures every voice is heard. Join us in the fight for proportional representation and help shape a better British democracy.
