Purple protest perplexes politicians
Proportional representation protests
Politicians and journalists have been taken by surprise as campaigns for electoral reform have leapt into the mainstream.
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The way MPs are elected needs to change; but electoral reform does not get to the heart of the matter. For as long as party affiliations are the ultimate determinant of the way Members behave and vote in the House (ie for so long as the concept of parties in opposition prevails) Members are accountable not to their locality, nor to the National interest, but to their Party leadership.
Breaking this grip will be difficult. So will designing an effective democratic replacement; but juggling with voting systems will not be enough.