Primary logic | Tim Luckhurst

Britons need to choose who will represent us in parliament. That means choosing the candidates, not just the parties If voters in Norwich North are determined to kick the government, and team Cameron is diligent, the constituency will soon be represented in the House of Commons by Britain's youngest MP . To people who care deeply about representative democracy her age will be among the least significant aspects of 27-year-old Chloe Smith's victory. What really stinks about this Conservative candidate applies equally to her counterparts in all the other parties contesting this byelection and to all those preparing to fight a general election: each was chosen by a minuscule minority of the electorate consisting of people whose choice of social activity identifies them as implausible barometers of local opinion. On her blog ,... [read full story]                    

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