This was Parliament at its most contemptible. In a despicable display of treachery and spite, Lib Dems joined forces with self-serving Opposition parties last night to vote against a fundamental principle of democracy.
Didn't the House's rejection of fairer constituency boundaries, by a majority of 42, speak volumes about the moral bankruptcy of many of our politicians?
In the past, MPs automatically accepted reviews by the independent Boundary Commission. They rightly saw them as an essential part of the democratic process, keeping constituency sizes roughly equal, and so ensuring that all votes carried similar weight.
But nothing seems to matter now except party-political advantage – and democracy can go hang.
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