Monthly Archives: May 2011

Once again the nineteenth century first past the post British electoral system has done its awful work. The system which was designed to keep the riff-raff out of Parliament and if not possible at least out of government has been … Continue reading →

Michael Ignatieff one of the most thoughtful creative intellectuals who has led a political party in Canada announced this morning that he was stepping down. This is a loss for Canadian politics and Canadian culture. There is in Canada an … Continue reading →

Once again the first past the post voting system has delivered a disasterously lopsided result. The combined opposition parties captured 60 % of the popular vote but because of the perverse nature of the first past the post system and … Continue reading →