By Ayoub Mzee (pictured left),
New deal Africa,London
As Britain makes sense of the new political landscape let’s not forget the record breaking numbers of African, Asian and Caribbean candidates elected to Parliament. Overall the number has nearly doubled from 14 to 27, the greatest number and percentage increase ever seen in British politics. And within those historic figures individual firsts have illuminated this election.
Women did particularly well. Helen Grant becomes the first woman of African descent to represent the Conservatives at Westminster. Priti Patel became the first Conservative Asian female. The Labour candidate Shabana Mahmood becomes the first Muslim woman to be elected to Westminster. The Labour Party’s Chi Onwurah became the first women of African descent to win a parliamentary seat.
Of course it isn't that simple, but the scare stories against hung parliament being pushed out in the media and by some political parties beg belief. The truth is there is no evidence that countries with hung parliaments have worse economies than ones with single party majorities, and plenty of evidence that they in fact perform better.
For example, did you know that of the 16 countries worldwide that have a triple-A rating - which guarantees them low rates of interest on the borrowing markets - 10 have hung parliaments and 12 use a system of proportional representation? Or that countries with single party governments tend to have worse structural deficits?
The only thing we can be certain of at this stage in the election is that the votes cast on Thursday will not be reflected by the number of seats each party gets in the House of Commons. This scandal has been allowed to go on for too long and we have never had a better chance to change this once and for all.
Women did particularly well. Helen Grant becomes the first woman of African descent to represent the Conservatives at Westminster. Priti Patel became the first Conservative Asian female. The Labour candidate Shabana Mahmood becomes the first Muslim woman to be elected to Westminster. The Labour Party’s Chi Onwurah became the first women of African descent to win a parliamentary seat.
Of course it isn't that simple, but the scare stories against hung parliament being pushed out in the media and by some political parties beg belief. The truth is there is no evidence that countries with hung parliaments have worse economies than ones with single party majorities, and plenty of evidence that they in fact perform better.
For example, did you know that of the 16 countries worldwide that have a triple-A rating - which guarantees them low rates of interest on the borrowing markets - 10 have hung parliaments and 12 use a system of proportional representation? Or that countries with single party governments tend to have worse structural deficits?
The only thing we can be certain of at this stage in the election is that the votes cast on Thursday will not be reflected by the number of seats each party gets in the House of Commons. This scandal has been allowed to go on for too long and we have never had a better chance to change this once and for all.
For this reason, New deal afarica has teamed up with a host of other organisations to organise a rally in Parliament Square at 2pm on Saturday 8 May to demand electoral reform.
I urge you to come and join our purple revolution.
I urge you to come and join our purple revolution.
what this got to do with tanzania!
ReplyDeleteAyub umependeza sana.hapo amekosekana shameji tu-Suzan Mzee.
ReplyDeleteWEWE NAWE HIO MIDOLE NDIO NINI??AU NA WEWE NI YO-YO
ReplyDeleteMheshimiwa mbona unatupotosha.Kuna mwanamke ambaye alitunukiwa heshima ya baroness kutoka chama cha Leba aliyewahi kuwa mbunge na waziri wa nchi katika awamu ya kwanza ya utawala wa Blair pamoja na kina Boateng aliyewahi baadae kuwa balozi Afrika kusini au neno african descent hulielewi vyema.Soma na uliza wenzio utafahamishwa.
ReplyDeleteHalafu huyu mtu itabidi tumkalie kikao. Mguu mmoja nje mwingine ndani. Vyama vya CCM yupo na UK uchaguzi kavote. Kweli bongo ishauzwa siku nyingi tu.
ReplyDeleteNdio maana mmarekani anatengeneza sheri soon itakua kama unauraia wa USA hutaruhusiwa kupiga kura katika nchi nyingine au kujihusisha na siasa kwenye nchi nyingine...Ukifanya hivyo unavuliwa uraia wao...
WE MDAU ULIESEMA KAKOSEKANA MKE WAKE(SUSAN MZEE) ACHA KUPOTOSHA JAMII(AU UNA MAJUNGU YAKO)KAMA HUJUI SUSAN MZEE(CCM-UK)MUME WAKE ANAITWA MR MBAROUK MZEE.
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