David Cameron could guide the Conservative party to a victory in Britain's next general election, according to a poll by Populus published in The Times. 42 per cent of respondents would vote for the Cameron-led Tories, while 34 per cent would support the Labour party under current chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown. The Liberal Democrats led by Menzies Campbell are third with 15 per cent, and nine per cent of respondents would support other parties. In a sample with home secretary John Reid as the Labour leader, the Tories are first with 40 per cent, followed by Labour with 30 per cent, and the Lib-Dems with 19 per cent. With education secretary Alan Johnson as the Labour chief, the Conservatives are at 41 per cent, followed by Labour with 33 per cent and the Lib-Dems with 16 per cent.
The Liberal Democrats led by Menzies Campbell are third with 15 per cent, and nine per cent of respondents would support other parties.
In a sample with home secretary John Reid as the Labour leader, the Tories are first with 40 per cent, followed by Labour with 30 per cent, and the Lib-Dems with 19 per cent. With education secretary Alan Johnson as the Labour chief, the Conservatives are at 41 per cent, followed by Labour with 33 per cent and the Lib-Dems with 16 per cent.
It is interesting that the best result for the Conservatives comes on their lowest share of predicted vote. First past the post strikes again.
Brown Labour 34% 276 seats Conservative 42% 327 seats Liberal Dem. 15% 15 seats Others 9% 28 seats
Reid Labour 30% 232 seats Conservative 40% 336 seats Liberal Dem. 19% 48 seats Others 11% 30 seats
J'hsn Labour 33% 265 seats Conservative 41% 323 seats Liberal Dem. 16% 28 seats Others 10% 30 seats
That does tend to happen, are any of the English consitituencies multimember districts? I know that the Scottish parliament employs several multimember districts? And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
Proportional representation systems of various kinds have been introduced for other elections in the UK (like those for the Scottish Parliament).
Blair failed the test of real reform in the House of Commons voting system, as in so many other areas, because he surrendered to the forces of reaction and narrow party advantage.
