{"id":87089,"date":"2025-10-28T09:55:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=87089"},"modified":"2025-10-28T09:55:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:55:44","slug":"when-will-labour-admit-we-need-pr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2025\/10\/28\/when-will-labour-admit-we-need-pr\/","title":{"rendered":"When will Labour admit we need PR?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is <a href=\"https:\/\/yougov.co.uk\/topics\/politics\/trackers\/voting-intention-2019-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the latest<\/a> YouGov polling data chart for the period since the general election in the UK:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-87090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-28-at-09.28.39-550x350.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-28-at-09.28.39-550x350.png 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-28-at-09.28.39-472x300.png 472w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-28-at-09.28.39-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-28-at-09.28.39-1536x976.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-28-at-09.28.39-2048x1302.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-28-at-09.28.39-600x381.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the sake of comparison, this is the chart in the five-year period running up to that election:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-87091\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-28-at-09.29.19-550x337.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-28-at-09.29.19-550x337.png 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-28-at-09.29.19-490x300.png 490w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-28-at-09.29.19-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-28-at-09.29.19-1536x940.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-28-at-09.29.19-2048x1253.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-28-at-09.29.19-600x367.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The current data is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reform UK 27%(+1),<\/li>\n<li>CON 17%(nc)<\/li>\n<li>LAB 17%(-3)<\/li>\n<li>GRN 16%(+1)<\/li>\n<li>LDEM 15%(nc)<\/li>\n<li>Others 3%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The figures do not add to 100% due to rounding.<\/p>\n<p>To say that is unprecedented is to understate the situation.<\/p>\n<p>The country is anti-fascist, clearly.<\/p>\n<p>Fascists could win, especially with Tory support.<\/p>\n<p>And still, Labour says nothing about electoral reform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the latest YouGov polling data chart for the period since the general election in the UK: For the sake of comparison, this is<br \/><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2025\/10\/28\/when-will-labour-admit-we-need-pr\/\"><em> Read the full 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