U.K. elections
Sir,—To use Italian politics as an argument against proportional representation is illogical. Unlike British peoples Italians are emotionally unstable and would remain so regardless of the manner under which their M.P.s were elected. Mark Sadler ignores the many countries which successfully practise a form of proportional representation. Leadership qualities, particularly a flair for finding compromises, is the key to harmony in human organisations. Today, in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, this aspect can be ignored. The minority Governments with most seats won by
concentrating on emotional issues and marginal electorates can behave like dictators. The Opposition may as well “go fishing.” Let Mark Sadler produce facts which prove that peoples of countries operating our electoral system are better off economically, culturally, and in spirit, than peoples of nations operating some form of proportional representation.—Yours, etc., NORM DAVEY. July 6, 1983.
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