The Eastminster blog (at UEA Norwich) published a post “The Big Sleep” (11 April 2014)
Mark Wells stood as a candidate in both a general election and European election. The European election was much less engaging for candidates and the electorate, he argues, because of the proportional electoral system.
His experiences as a bottom of the list European candidate sounds dire but I take issue with his final conclusions that:
In reality, the PR system in use is too democratic to stir the blood.
