I told those people millions of times to vote for Lib Dems or greens
Fundamentally, half of the electorate needs to collaborate on a single third party and be convinced that enough other people will also vote that way so their vote isn’t thrown away. A coalition involving the Greens (for example) as a minority party won’t give them enough power to change anything.
The only way out of this – unless Reform get into power and abolish First Past the Post in their own interests while not undermining democracy in other ways, which would be a silver lining on a very dark cloud – is if the public put a ton of pressure on the government for voting reform.
The calls are getting louder, and groups like the ERS have started to publish promising polling recently, but it needs a monumental effort.
Judging by New Labour’s absolute majority on 32% of votes cast with a turnout of 60%, you don’t need half of the electorate to collaborate, just a little less than one fifth.
You need much less than that if the point is merelly to screw up New Labour’s electoral chances.
Fundamentally, half of the electorate needs to collaborate on a single third party and be convinced that enough other people will also vote that way so their vote isn’t thrown away. A coalition involving the Greens (for example) as a minority party won’t give them enough power to change anything.
The only way out of this – unless Reform get into power and abolish First Past the Post in their own interests while not undermining democracy in other ways, which would be a silver lining on a very dark cloud – is if the public put a ton of pressure on the government for voting reform.
The calls are getting louder, and groups like the ERS have started to publish promising polling recently, but it needs a monumental effort.
Judging by New Labour’s absolute majority on 32% of votes cast with a turnout of 60%, you don’t need half of the electorate to collaborate, just a little less than one fifth.
You need much less than that if the point is merelly to screw up New Labour’s electoral chances.