Scotland: Labour MP trots out the "Hitler argument" against election system
The Scotman reports:
THE voting system which delivered victory for Alex Salmond was yesterday likened to the one which saw Adolf Hitler rise to power.
In a heated exchange in the Commons about the Scottish elections fiasco, a Labour MP blamed the proportional representation system for the voting debacle and the SNP's win.
Anne Moffat, who represents East Lothian, asked MPs: "Is it not the case proportional representation gave Germany Adolf Hitler and in Scotland, to a lesser degree, we have the [Westminster] member for Banff and Buchan (Alex Salmond). Can that be a good thing?"
The remark prompted shouts of "outrageous" in the Commons chamber. It came in the middle of a Westminster debate initiated by the Conservatives, calling for an independent inquiry into the May elections. -- The Scotsman - Politics - Poll system that put Salmond in office 'gave Germany Hitler'