NEXT week’s general election in the UK could be the most revolutionary for a generation. The anticipated race between the ruling Labour party and their Conservative arch-rivals has been derailed by the Liberal Democrats – the constant bronze medallists of UK politics – putting in an unexpectedly strong performance. Now all bets are off.
So why haven’t the Lib Dems broken through before? They blame the UK’s first-past-the-post electoral system, under which a large share of the vote does not necessarily translate into parliamentary seats. Unsurprisingly, the Lib Dems want to reform it if they come to power.
It is not only…
