Gosport Open Primary Election

I’m really excited about the open primary election this week in Gosport constituency. It is only the second occasion in Britain that all electors in their area are being invited by postal ballot to choose their parliamentary candidate.
I believe it is the future, and will alter the political map for good.
Open primaries tend to prevent extremist politicians infiltrating mainstream parties. But more importantly they give everyone a say in choosing their MP even in safe seat, thus eliminating the argument for proportional representation.
We can get back to a proper two-party system, where the political debate is hammered out more clearly.
Gosport is even more exciting because there are only two ways in or out, so the four candidates have a captive audience. They can stand either at the Gosport ferry terminal which links commuters to Portsmouth -- one of my favourite ferry rides -- or alongside the heavily congested A32 main road, come rain or shine!
With just seven days to go the candidates are all blogging, using Facebook and door-to-door leafleting everyone as fast as they can.