Dear John,
Nigel Farage made potholes the star of his local election campaign and, to be honest, that’s probably fair enough. They’re annoying, damaging, and a daily reminder that the established system isn’t working.
But while all the new Reform coucillors are on the phone ordering tarmac, we’re focussed on a deeper problem.
Our political system is full of holes too – and they’re getting dangerous.
In our latest Ugly Politix piece – “Potholes and Politics: How Starmer could fix politics for the cost of two miles of tarmac” – we look at how public trust is collapsing, millions of votes are wasted, and the First Past the Post (FPTP) system is dragging democracy into a ditch…and we highlight one ‘oven ready’ solution.
For about the cost of two miles of tarmac, Starmer could get us on the road to a fairer political system that everyone could trust.
That’s all it would take to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform – an independent process to examine what’s wrong with FPTP and identify what should replace it.
The recent local elections showed how urgently we need this. Voters are no longer prepared to be coerced into voting for one of the two main parties. Trust is at historic low levels. And without action, we could be heading for chaos at the 2029 general election.
Farage has his shiny new JCB for fixing potholes. Labour now needs to roll out a National Commission - our shiny new machine for repairing Britain’s battered democracy.
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