Weird Granny Slater wrote:What's more, only 34% of the vote on a (very low) 60% turnout means Labour's 'unity' government is not supported by 80% of the electorate.
Quite possibly. On the other hand, the 40% who didn't vote could have been staunch Labour supporters to a man but either complacent or glued to the telly watching Homes Under The Hammer and Wimbledon. Perhaps one should say that that segment acquiesced and leave it at that.
I see that PR is doing the rounds again and might serve to highlight the illegitimacy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c886pl6ldy9o. Were it not for the fact, of course, that we had a referendum on it that rejected it - but that's democracy for you.