Letter: Helping politics rise like a phoenix

Your feature on MPs' work rightly emphasised the importance attached by most MPs to their constituency duties (Called to Account, G2 April 10). But it's wrong to say that the link between MP and constituent would be threatened by the introduction of a more proportional voting system. Many...

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Published inThe Guardian (London)
Main Author Richard Burden MP
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Guardian News & Media Limited 12.04.2001
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Summary:Your feature on MPs' work rightly emphasised the importance attached by most MPs to their constituency duties (Called to Account, G2 April 10). But it's wrong to say that the link between MP and constituent would be threatened by the introduction of a more proportional voting system. Many proportional voting systems - such as that recommended by Jenkins - retain that link.
ISSN:0261-3077