When: Thursday 3rd March, 7.30pm
Where: New Cross Learning (map)
Speaker: Brigid Gardner, of Make Votes Matter
This meeting will be in person but we will also be zooming this meeting for those that can’t attend or are unsure about returning to ‘real life’ meetings. Zoom link HERE
Do you live in a democracy?
Brigid Gardner examines the flaws in our current voting system and what the alternatives are.
Brigid, a former headteacher of James Allen’s Girls’ School, is a member of Make Votes Matter and Humanists UK. She says:
“The electoral system is the foundation on which a democracy rests. Our current ‘First Past the Post’ system is deeply flawed and consequently so is our democracy. I became aware of this most strongly after the 2015 general election when I realised that if we had had proportional representation at that election the Conservatives would not have won; we would not have had a referendum and we would still be in the EU.
“I think electoral reform is vital if we are ever to have a British government that we can respect. Many people are shocked to find just how bad our present system is and just how good a reformed system could be.”
Join us for Brigid’s talk and discussion.
