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September 15, 2007

Talking with Tatchell electoral reform special

The programme went out at 8.30pm on Friday 14 September. Outline of the programme below. You can watch it for free online anytime by clicking here

Britain's corrupt voting system (14/09/2007)

The electoral system is rigged against democracy. Millions of votes don't count. Peter Tatchell interviews Chris Huhne MP and Mary Southcott of Make Votes Count.

In 2005, Labour won 35% of the vote but 55% of the seats. It took 27,000 votes to elect a Labour MP, 44,000 to elect a Tory MP and 96,000 votes to elect a Lib Dem MP. To remedy this political corruption, we need a new, democratic voting system.

Programme details
Director: Doughty Street
Running time: 00:28:47
Cost: Free
Direct link:
http://doughty.gdbtv.com/player.php?h=f5210de21c73e99515a5f300669c3a9c

Posted by malcolmclark on September 15, 2007

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