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Originally Posted by g jones
The Party system seems archaic but call it what you will, names don't matter, people have to work together and put aside petty point scoring. The Party system does that effectively and allows provides a discipline for policy and progress.
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Most times it is the party system itself which causes petty point scoring. There are some people who will despise someone purely because of the party they're in.
Also, the Party system ensures that some people who are really not fit to be elected get elected, purely because they are in a Tory or Labour area. There are some excellent councillors from both parties but equally there are some who are not up to the job but they got elected on the colour of their rosette.
I agree on the discipline for policy but I disagree that it is a mechanism for progress. Quite often it can hold things back.