As well as being a democratic outrage, first past the post also has additional unseen consequences

Straw, Ed (2015) As well as being a democratic outrage, first past the post also has additional unseen consequences. Democratic Audit Blog (11 Mar 2015). Website.

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It is an article of faith amongst political reform campaigners that the existing First Past the Post (FPTP) electoral system needs to go if we are to improve Britain’s democracy. Here, Ed Straw describes the ‘unseen consequences’ of FPTP, and suggests that organisations such as Office for National Statistics and the Institute For Fiscal Studies to estimate these costs.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information:	© 2015 Democratic Audit UK
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	24 Jun 2015 09:33
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 14:15
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/62421

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