The Last King of Scotland
The general election result accurately reflects the public mood.
No party won a majority of the popular vote - or a majority of Westminster seats.
The Conservatives made big gains - with almost 100 extra seats, mainly at Labour's expense - and emerged as the largest single party with with 307 seats.
Although the Conservatives won 36% of the popular vote - the first past the post voting system gives them 47% of the total number of (650) MPs in the House of Commons.
Labour's vote dropped significantly to 29% - but they still won 258 seats in the House of Commons - or 40% of the total - which means they are also over-represented compared to their share of the popular vote.
The Liberal Democrats marginally improved their share of the popular vote to 23% - but ended up with fewer seats to their name - 57 which represents only 9% of MPs' votes in the House of Commons.
What the country needs is serious voting reform - which rewards the parties and candidates with a number of seats that broadly equates to their share of the popular vote.
Labour performed well only in Scotland - successfully fighting off the SNP and Lib Dems.
For the moment, Gordon Brown is king of his castle in Dunfermline East - but the picture elsewhere in the country tells a very different story.
No party won a majority of the popular vote - or a majority of Westminster seats.
The Conservatives made big gains - with almost 100 extra seats, mainly at Labour's expense - and emerged as the largest single party with with 307 seats.
Although the Conservatives won 36% of the popular vote - the first past the post voting system gives them 47% of the total number of (650) MPs in the House of Commons.
Labour's vote dropped significantly to 29% - but they still won 258 seats in the House of Commons - or 40% of the total - which means they are also over-represented compared to their share of the popular vote.
The Liberal Democrats marginally improved their share of the popular vote to 23% - but ended up with fewer seats to their name - 57 which represents only 9% of MPs' votes in the House of Commons.
What the country needs is serious voting reform - which rewards the parties and candidates with a number of seats that broadly equates to their share of the popular vote.
Labour performed well only in Scotland - successfully fighting off the SNP and Lib Dems.
For the moment, Gordon Brown is king of his castle in Dunfermline East - but the picture elsewhere in the country tells a very different story.
