The British Electoral System

I'm afraid I disagree with you. If it was an "elected dictatorship" as you put it, only ONE party would have a chance of victory and you would be FORCED to vote for them (that's usually the definition of "dictatorship"). But as you say, there are two parties, Labour and Conservative, who both have a very good chance of winning, and as there are two, there is a choice, and what's more you are free to vote for whoever you like, or even abstain - so there is no "force" or "dictating" going on at all! Some of the minor parties like to pretend that there is a "dictatorship" and that's the reason they haven't done well in elections. But the truth is, they haven't done well because their policies are rubbish and they haven't persuaded enough voters to vote for them! Instead of sour grapes and blaming "the system", they should think about why people are rejecting them and improve their policies. Think about it, if you failed an exam, would you conclude it was your fault because you hadn't studied hard enough, or would you blame the test paper and "the system" and demand that they be changed?! P.S. it is possible for a minor party to become a major party - the Labour party came from nowhere at the start of the 20th C. Both Labour and the Tories have adapted over time - the Tories under Thatcher reached out to the working class, and Labour under Blair reached out to the middle class. The reason the Lib Dems have shrivelled since WW1, when all men and women over 18 finally got the vote, is that they refuse to reach out. Instead they remain a precious minority party, more interested in keeping themselves pure than in reaching out and making the broad coalitions and compromises that you see in the Tories and Labour.