Risks in 'adjusting' the system

There is agreement that “adjusting” the electoral system to weaken the large parties will result in a coalition government, but those quoted in the story describe the outcome differently. The Democrats aside, the other parties have managed to work together under the same leadership before. Admittedly the wheels fell off the bus in 2006 because the leadership of the governing party went solo, but surely they wouldn’t let that happen again. The good old boys would be united again and get on with their usual brand of politics. Reconciliation cannot be forced by the charter. It will only happen if criminal politicians stay out of politics, but that would leave the parties short of potential MPs. Remembering that Yingluck Shinawatra’s third reshuffle was designed “to install more suitable people”, where are they going to come from?

Richard Bowler