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  I have answered regarding the Euros elsewhere.
  
  All PR does is place power in the hands of politicians and back door deals.
  
  We have, effectively, coalition Governments now, with Labour and Conservatives both being 'broad churches' with a broad range of opinions within them. The Labour right and Tory left cross over with each extending beyond to cover a very wide range of views.
  
  The present system means the various wings of the Parties have to come to an agreed programme to place before the electorate before an election rather than have horse trading afterwards among a myrad of smaller parties. The electors therefore know what type of Government they are voting for.
  
  This means that the 'middle ground' is where the battles lay so the extremists, like the BNP and Socialist Workers do not get a look in.
  
  The British system is much more democratic as a result and all the better for usually producing clear cut results.

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