Election 2019: Has the UKs electoral system had its day?
b'The United Kingdom heads to the polls on 12 December. But how well does this electoral system work?\\n\\nIs \\u2018first past the post\\u2019 still the right system for the UK, and if not, what should replace it and how can we get there? What should we make of recent proposals to lower the voting age to 16 and introduce voter ID? What other changes might be required to produce a Parliament that better reflects public will?\\n\\nIn this panel discussion, we asked how well the electoral system works, how it affects trust in government and Parliament, and how it might be improved.\\n\\nOur panel included:\\n\\nAntony Green, election analyst at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation\\nDarren Hughes, chief executive of the Electoral Reform Society\\nJohn McTernan, commentator and former adviser to Tony Blair\\nMandu Reid, leader of the Women\\u2019s Equality Party.\\nThe event was chaired by Emma Norris, director of research at the Institute for Government.\\n\\nThere was an opportunity for questions from the audience.'