Cameron Blames BNP

Quite frankly, I find his argument at PMQs today absolutely appalling.

He opposes the idea of proportional representation, because it sees the election of the BNP.

Firstly, is David Cameron, an apparent liberal, actually saying he will deliberately remove the choice of a democratic country?

Let's say that under an extremely proportional system of voting, we get 10% of BNP MPs. So they might end up with around 60 MPs (and that's under extreme proportionality, which probably would not happen in the UK). That is far from a Government. Nor would any Party willingly enter into a Coalition with them.

But surely, if 10% of British people want to vote for the BNP, they should be allowed to? I'll stay away from Voltaire, because he's over-quoted and, lets face it, supported a benevolent dictatorship rather than a modern democracy. But his quote really does stand the test of time. It is the fundamental flaw of democracy, that we have to let the people vote. It is irritating, it is inconvenient, it is inefficient, but holy crap it's exciting, vital and incredible.

If we ever lose the argument against the BNP, with the British people, so much so that over 50% of people start wanting to support a Fascist state...

...well, quite frankly, at that point we deserve to live in a Fascist state.

For me? I have a lot more faith in the British people than that.

We are a country that has fought fascism.

We are a country that has stood firm for democracy.

So to see David Cameron apparently admit he can't win an argument against the BNP and therefore argue that they must choose an electoral system which disenfranchises the British People... I find that repulsive... from a purported liberal.