Tim Leunig’s Policy Substack

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More election choices

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Voting should allow people to express what they want to happen

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Tim Leunig
Jun 17, 2024
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British general elections are contested under “first past the post”. You pick one person from a list of names, and vote for them. 

Many voters don’t want to vote for someone, they want to vote against someone: to kick them out, or prevent them from getting in. That is a legitimate opinion and the voting system should …

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