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But you can't simply transpose the current parties, policies and vote shares to those that would operate following the introduction of PR. The need to reach 51pc of votes would force both of the current big two towards the centre ground in policy terms *before* the election, while the Lib Dems...

And I'll see your Israel and Italy and raise you with Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, which bear a lot more resemblance to the UK in terms of their history, economies, geographical location and so on. The Dutch and Belgians even have constitutional monarchies as well as PR and strike me as...

Interesting. I'd argue that the precise opposite is the case. Over decades, FPTP erodes the middle ground and when the pendulum swings, it swings a little bit further. If - or rather when - it swings again in the UK, it will be much further left than last time, even if Corbyn gets dumped in the...