29 Nov '14 16:38>
Originally posted by Rank outsiderI think your Lib Dem friends are (or were) correct and are worried without a good reason. Most of the European systems with proportional representation have some party more or less equivalent to the UKIP (anti-immigration, anti-Europe, pro-idiocy, etc.) but they tend to be marginalized because other parties don't want to work with them. However, since the Lib Dems woefully squandered their opportunity to fix the broken UK political system it doesn't look likely that electoral reform will happen any time soon.
Oh all right, three if you must!
Interestingly, I have a number of politically active Lib Dems as friends.
They argued vigorously with me that PR was essential for true democracy for years and years.
Now, suddenly, they have gone strangely quiet on this topic.
In a nutshell, I think that explains their demise at the next election.