Who’s afraid of a truly representative democracy? It’s time to embrace proportional representation

A voting system more reflective of our society would be a good thing for Britain. Why does that scare the Tories so much, writes Femi Oluwole

Political parties almost never get a majority of the vote, yet they always get a majority of the seats in parliament (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

I’ve never felt a hope like this before. It’s been a hard 13 years for lefties and progressives in the UK, but the Tories have spent weeks screaming in panic that their reign is ending.

Remember when the Tories claimed to be champions of democracy? They were the great defenders of the “will of the people”. That is gone.

They are now openly declaring that they’re scared of voters. Several Conservative politicians and journalists have said that a fairer voting system would “keep the left in power forever”.