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If the affiliated party were not printed on the ballot paper then voters would at least have to make some effort, prior to voting, to find out who the candidates are. More importantly candidates would know that it was the voters that determined who was elected rather than the party they...

You've identified the problem with modern politics - people do vote for the 'rosette' NOT the person. I'd make a guess that a large majority of the people entering a polling station have no idea about the person they intend to vote for, (not even their name), and just look for the party on the...

I like Corbyn - I'd never vote for him because I don't support most of his policies nor many of his 'beliefs' but at least I 'know' what they are - far more so than the vast majority of politicians who have fair weather policies and beliefs that change at the drop of a hat if they think it will...