At last a good idea from a Lib Dem

I have only just heard that last week Nick Clegg called for the number of MPs to be reduced by 150. This is a great idea, they have much less to do than in the past as now around 80% of legislation is sourced in Europe and most MPs just vote the way the Whips tell them to. I suggest that the reduction is carried out by making all constituencies the same size - taking into account the numbers who vote in each constituency. The first factor explains why we still have more Scottish MPs, even after devolution, than we should. The second factor explains why the Conservatives need at least an eight point victory in votes cast at a General Election to stand a chance of forming a majority government, whilst the Labour party can win a landslide election with less than 40% of votes cast.