John Harris’s article on our broken political system focuses on the role that proportional representation and devolution might take in addressing deep-rooted and longstanding problems (The lesson from Johnson’s tenure – British politics needs dragging into the 21st century, 10 July). But I would add that we also need another dimension to be considered – that of continuity of government.
Elections for all seats in parliament at one time can lead to sharp swings from left to right – which undermines business confidence and creates divisions among the public. Alongside PR, we might therefore reasonably ask that elections for parliamentary seats be staggered.
