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Britannist · 11-05-2008, 01:21 PM

I wouldn't want any electoral system recommended by The Late Roy Jenkins (former EU Commissioner and commited europhile).

The tactic of UKIP, the Free England Party (FEP) and the English Democrats (ED) should be to try to win under any electoral system (i.e. because if the named parties started winning under AV, AV+, Single Transferable Vote (STV) or Total Representation (TR) the europhile political establishment would change the voting system straight back to the one we use now in UK General Elections (FPTP - First-Past-The-Post)).

Which is what europhile The President Mitterrand of France did the moment small parties started winning seats under proportional voting in elections to the French National Assembly.

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Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	UKIP, FEP, ED, electoral system, AV, AV+, STV, TR, UK, General Elections, FPTP I wouldn't want any electoral system recommended by The Late Roy Jenkins (former EU Commissioner and commited europhile). The tactic of UKIP, the Free England Party (FEP) and the English Democrats (ED) should be to try to win under any electoral system (i.e. because if the named parties started winning under AV, AV+, Single Transferable Vote (STV) or Total Representation (TR) the europhile political establishment would change the voting system straight back to the one we use now in UK General Elections (FPTP - First-Past-The-Post)). Which is what europhile The President Mitterrand of France did the moment small parties started winning seats under proportional voting in elections to the French National Assembly.