Lewis has left behind one litmus test: do the contenders support electoral reform to break apart the old order? No wonder the Electoral Reform Society pleads on its website: “Unfortunately the ERS cannot offer appraisals of new electoral systems or constitutional designs.”Labour has been adamantly opposed. She adds this wise thought: electoral reform alone is “not a route for Labour out of its current political crisis”. Thanks to Lewis, electoral reform is now mainstream Labour, and is there to stay if Starmer, Phillips or Nandy wins. Labour’s vote collapsed; the Tory vote didn’t soar.

Source: The Guardian January 13, 2020 18:33 UTC