John Potter

 John, centre, with the Yes2AV campaign team

Yes2AV: ‘Canada is proof that the system is broken’

On Monday night, Canada went to the polls and gave us a perfect example of why the Canadian and British ‘first past the post’ (FPTP) voting system is broken, unfair and needs to be replaced. Only 39.6% of the vote went to the right wing Canadian Conservative Party while 59.5% of the vote went to centre-left parties. What was the result? An absolute majority for [...]

746 days ago by libdem-logo

Opinion: Why I want Preston Council to be more open and accountable

John Potter was elected as councillor of the Cadley ward in the 2010 election. He is a Liberal Democrat. Thursday 3rd February saw Preston City Council (PCC) take the first steps towards becoming more open and accountable to it’s citizens. At the full council meeting I put forward my first notice of motion (NOM) since I was elected as a Liberal Democrat Councillor on September [...]

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