April 28, 2023

The impact of safe seats: Less diversity and more dodgy deals

polling station
Credit: PFTM,

In the Commons, the prevalence of ‘safe seats’ under Westminster’s First Past the Post voting system, means that once a seat is in an MP’s hands, it may be their’s for decades. It’s no wonder so many people feel disengaged from politics – in hundreds of seats, only one candidate seems to stand a chance. This has the dual negative …

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