Owen Jones is like a one-eyed sports fan. He paints a picture of how the Tories are weakening democracy and making it harder for Labour to be effective (Time for decent Tories to speak up. Our democracy is being rigged,3 December). He is right, and it is unsuitable.
However, or the worst blow to democracy in recent years was the lost opportunity for electoral reform in 2011. Labour was not exactly in the democratic camp. He should criticise Labour for its opportunistic and divided posture. Had any version of proportional representation advance in,we would not now occupy the most reactionary government in my lifetime.
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Source: theguardian.com