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Well, I wouldn't disagree. Being as democratic as possible isn't a recipe for stability.

A potential vote from every registered citizen for each decision would be direct democracy in action and is not a bad idea in theory. Though in practice people haven't the time to devote to it for most things. Having a PR system that elects candidates on a rolling basis rather than having a...

Brighton seems to have developed ok without any party in full control since 2003. I wonder what voting arrangements will be in place for the next few years. Where I live (Horsham) the Conservatives continue to be in charge, but the turnout was low in my constituency - only 28.5% - lower than...

But the enjoyable result of annoying Guy Verhofstadt and other federalists in the ALDE grouping can't be discounted as a positive that might make it worthwhile.

I voted in my local area and did my best to ignore national politics when choosing who to vote for.