Business leaders call for electoral reform

On 16 January, a group of leading business people wrote an open letter to the Financial Times, calling for Britain to move to a fair, proportional voting system. The business leaders argued that First Past the Post is a force for instability in our politics and economy, and that “an electoral system that truly represents the electorate will be good for business, good for politics, and good for the British people”.

The full text of the letter can be found on the Democracy4Growth website.

“We consider that the electoral system no longer serves the interests of UK business in generating growth."Last week, @financialtimes.com published a letter from 20+ business leaders, calling for electoral reform.It's great to see the business community join this conversation 👇

Make Votes Matter (@makevotesmatter.bsky.social) 2026-01-22T09:40:43.595Z

"The UK’s consequent short-termist and unpredictable policies actively damage business confidence, creating the hesitancy to invest and discouraging the long-term planning" First Past the Post is bad for business. buff.ly/LfEs6B1

Electoral Reform Society (@electoralreform.bsky.social) 2026-01-21T08:31:02.272Z

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