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Doug McCrae@dougmccrae.bsky.social |
Our system, like that of the US, is 1st-past-the-post. Unlike systems of proportional representation, which are common in Europe, it doesn't empower third parties. Only once in British history has there been a change in the two-party system, when Labour replaced the Liberal Party in the early C20.
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Doug McCrae
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Under first-past-the-post, the main function of a third party is to act as a spoiler to the Big Two. That was the case with the Brexit Party in 2019, and will probably happen again with the Reform Party taking votes from the Tories at the next election.
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