Level playing field?

The LibDem "surge" has increased public interest in how our voting system works. We've talked about PR and the various ways it might be introduced before, but what the current discussions have highlighted is the extent to which the present system favours the Labour Party - not because of what they are or what their policies are, but simply because their vote is heavily concentrated rather than being more uniformly spread. The fact is that if all three major parties each got an equal share of the vote, Labour would end up with something like twice the number of seats of the Conservatives and three times the number of seats of the LibDems. And of course, it is perfectly possible for Labour to come third in respect of votes cast, but still have more seats than either of the other two! Effectively the system means that a Labour vote is "worth" more than one for the Conservatives or LibDems. Whether this state of affairs will be allowed to continue rather depends on what the outcome of the coming election is, but it certainly makes you think, doesn't it?