London Anti-Austerity Protest Turns Nasty

Yes I'm sure had our 'broken' system of the person with the most votes in an area getting to represent that area in Parliament (which is apparently self-evidently ludicrous) produced the opposite result they'd be out there making it plain that this is unacceptable.

What you mean by 'there's no such thing as fair representation' is 'the people I wanted to be in charge aren't in charge'.

You reap what you sow, Britain. Enjoy another 5 years of austerity and attacks on the vulnerable. Rupert Murdoch must be delighted.

I support the protestors.

No, I mean the seats do not accurately represent the votes.

Look at UKIP. Four million votes, and next to zero representation. I'm far from a fan of UKIP, but it's proof the system is utterly broken.

No, it isn't. It's a statistic that's irrelevant to the system, because the system doesn't work on the basis of overall national vote.

Besides which, these people are out there protesting against a right wing government. Would they have been happier with the ConKIP coalition that PR would have produced on the voting numbers we had? I rather doubt it. They're just talking about PR because they can't string two coherent thoughts together and will seize on any opportunity to have a good tantrum.

You reap what you sow, Britain. Enjoy another 5 years of austerity and attacks on the vulnerable. Rupert Murdoch must be delighted.

I support the protestors.

...which is the problem.

I doubt it. If such a coalition had been decided by the majority, then what could they say? The problem is this an outcome the majority didn't vote for, yet they will end up suffering the most for it.

For all of you suggesting the protest is illegitimate - are you aware that it started off peaceful? It recieved little to no coverage at that moment though; search up John snow's interview of an occupy democracy activist - it was perfectly peaceful.

Unfortunately the media coverage dispersion it finally did get stepped up once the minority of idiots facing the police began to kick off under pressure.

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A reason like years of previous overspending on Britain's welfare system created unrealistic expectations of what to receive as if it's a right. When addressed and scaled back, people protest?

I'm against welfare cuts to those who are genuinely in need, but those who rely on it instead of working (i.e. Benefit Britain) is so so so so so wrong.

At the end of the day, the Tories won. I didn't vote for them. I voted Liberal democrats, but they did win. Whatever form of democracy you want. FPTP, AV or PR, the Tories would still have won the majority of the seats.

And a democracy is all about different opinions. If someone else wins,buck up and make sure that they dont come to power down the line. If you lose, you do as the labour party said on QT, they looked at where they went wrong, and how they're going to try and get their votes next time round..

However you look at it, the majority of the UK did vote the Tories in.

At the end of the day, the Tories won. I didn't vote for them. I voted Liberal democrats, but they did win. Whatever form of democracy you want. FPTP, AV or PR, the Tories would still have won the majority of the seats.

And a democracy is all about different opinions. If someone else wins,buck up and make sure that they dont come to power down the line. If you lose, you do as the labour party said on QT, they looked at where they went wrong, and how they're going to try and get their votes next time round..

However you look at it, the majority of the UK did vote the Tories in. This being said, the irony of it all is that in a democratic society, this is exactly what you're allowed to do! (Regarding the protests)