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According to a YouGov survey Labour's chances of winning the next general election would be given a significant boost if Gordon Brown ordered a referendum on changing the voting system.
Will the hyper mad power grabbing politicos of the Labour party back Gordon Brown in his wish for electoral reform? If they can find a formula which enables them to retain marginal seats, ergo lose by less, and simultaneously reduce the likelihood of the first British National Party MP being elected then you can bet your arse that they will.
In an article in the Guardian it reports: -
The YouGov survey shows that almost a third of Liberal Democrats would be more likely to switch to Labour if given a say on voting reform – enough to help the government hold on to a batch of key marginal seats on election day.
In addition, a third of voters who say they are currently "inclined" to vote Labour would be more encouraged to do so if a referendum were to be offered. In all, 17% of the electorate would be more likely to vote Labour if given a say.
As pressure for a national debate grows, the Observer can reveal that Brown is taking personal charge of the debate in government on whether to hold a referendum. The prime minister has written a letter inviting a delegation from the Vote for a Change coalition, which is leading the push for a referendum, to meet ministers to discuss their ideas. He insists that he wants to be "closely involved" in the talks.
So SocioIslamoFascist Gordonium Brownicius decrees that he himself will be closely involved with the talks. In that case details of the proclamation are only a matter of time. the only debate that remains is what the back room strategists will advise.
According to an article on the British National Party website titled: BNP Has “Significant National Support” Says BBC which begins: -
The British National Party has “significant support” in Britain at a “national level” and therefore the BBC has no choice but to give party leader Nick Griffin equal time on national television, that broadcaster has announced.
This simple paragraph will have repercussions throughout the establishment. Lee Jasper has gone, Trevor Phillips and his corrupt commission are on the way, even Boris Johnson’s fraudulent deputy Mayor have gone. The name calling of the elected representatives of Britain’s only viable Nationalist political party will do nothing to prevent sections of the British public, who up until now have remained beyond our reach, viewing their appearance as a breath of fresh air. This will not in itself be meteoric, but it is non the less very significant.
The pace of normalisation for
Nationalism is quickening!
Proportional Representation may be the first option to come to your mind but it will be the last one to come to theirs. The BNP percentage would guarantee more MP’s than any other method. A complete non-starter.
I foresee a double attack. I use the military term on purpose because I am under no illusion that little that they do now is about anything other than fighting the next General Election. The parliamentary Labour party have already accepted that they will lose this one. They are seeking a feather in their own caps for now and more importantly a stick with which to beat the Tories consistently between elections. Something that the Labour party will desperately need and they know it!
As a first assault For this General Election there will be some sort of transferable vote mechanism brought in. Electoral experts can debate the minutia of this into the small hours if they wish but please, not with me, my brain would not cope.
This reform will not go the whole way though. The completion of the electoral reform will be skilfully left to the Conservative party to complete, it having been made perfectly clear that the initial reforms are a first stage which would of course be completed if the Labour party should win the forthcoming General Election. Safe in the knowledge that they will not win they can be as sanctimonious as they like and achieve their aims.
The hated postal vote will I fear be pushed as never before in both of these contests. ‘Zimbabwe’, ‘Banana Republic’, and ‘Judge’ are words that come immediately to mind but time will tell.
