EPISODE · Nov 15, 2019 · 10 MIN
What is First Past The Post?
from Election Schmelection · host ESpod
It sounds a rule from a primary school sports day race, but it’s actually the UK’s voting system. Find out why the Greens don’t have more MPs, why Conservatives struggle to get a majority, and how the government that founded the NHS met its end.
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