It’s not true, of course, since there were earlier parliaments. It’s also inherently frustrating as a voter for a minority party. And no, I don’t want to join the others as they don’t represent my views. It’s odd being in a party which favours inclusivity, and two parties wish to force others to one extreme or the other. They’re really happier being out of power occasionally (or, in Labour’s case, more often than not) rather than having to compromise. A dirty word? Not in every day life, where it’s the norm; just in politics apparently.

Is our system more democratic; is it democratic at all – not in the views of almost all other countries. We were once offered a vote on a system that was not Proportional Representation. The majority of the country voted against. Shame the case was not made better. Currently, the Conservatives have an 80 seat majority on 43.6% of the popular vote.