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May 30, 2009

Ministerial moves

We are seeing some movement from certain members of the Cabinet in our direction. First there is Harriet Harman (interviewed in Saturday's Guardian):

Would she support Alan Johnson's call for a referendum on proportional representation? "Well, I do think that the public preparedness to think about these things is much more than it was. There's a whole load of things that have got their moment in the sun now, from changing the hours of the House to all the issues around the electoral system." So would she back Johnson's idea in cabinet? "I would be more positive than negative," she says. So, in principle, she would not oppose it? "No."

Then there is James Purnell (in an article on Comment is Free):

"We shouldn't forget about electing the Lords or dodge the debate about electoral reform. And the public must be involved in reshaping their democracy."

Posted by malcolmclark on May 30, 2009

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