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Article: A hidden tipping point? The rise of the non-voting party at the 5 May UK Election has put proportional representation on the agenda, argues.(Against the Current)
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- Arena Magazine
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- August 1, 2005
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Since the British general election of 5 May, something quite unexpected has been happening. Everyone knows that Tony Blair's New Labour Party won. But it's becoming clearer that something else won too--not a set of candidates or policy ideas, yet something arguably more significant than anything people directly voted for in May. Beneath the familiar showtime of Westminster politics, a tipping-point may have been reached. And if that's the case, everything will soon be changed.
There has been a deep shift of attitude within the British electorate. Commentators recognised it, but most have dismissed it as a transient mood or fashion. Now, however, stronger evidence ...