Chingford and Woodford Green Liberal Democrats

Nick Clegg says
“Our political system is broken. The Houses of Parliament is fast becoming a museum piece – a 19th century home for our 21st century political elite.
For much of the week its benches are almost empty. The place only comes to life for that half hour of barracking and bullying known as Prime Minister’s Questions.
But is this surprising when we are governed by a party voted for by just 22 percent of the people, but which has 55 percent of the MPs?
The current system robs most of us of our right to a voice. If you want your vote to matter, there’s only one thing to do: move to a seat with a fragile majority. Election after election throws up collagen majorities – fat and fake."
Chris Huhne says
“British politics is rotten. You cannot build a responsive, healthy and energetic democracy on the sickly constitutional system Britain currently has. Labour and the Tories will continue to tinker around the edges of politics, rather than engage in a real debate, as long as the system encourages them to do so. As Liberal Democrat leader, I will defy that cosy consensus and appeal for votes all over our country. And I will continue to press the case for every person being equal before the ballot box as well as equal before the law. So long as we have a corrupt first-past-the-post system, we cannot have democracy that captures the imagination or inspires the confidence of the British people."

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