So, Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester and aspiring Prime Minister, wants to fundamentally change the electoral system. Again. Seems like these days everyone and their mom wants to change the fundamental rules of the game once they realize they can't win under the existing ones. He's promising proportional representation if he ever manages to claw his way to the top of the greasy pole. Because, you know, what this country really needs is more Green Party lunacy and endless coalition negotiations.

Proportional representation: the system where every fringe group gets a seat at the table. Sounds great in theory, right? Except it inevitably leads to political gridlock and the rise of the perpetually offended. Get ready for the reign of the perpetually aggrieved!

Burnham claims it's about "less point-scoring, more problem-solving.” Translation: "I can't win under the current system, so let's rig it so even the nuttiest ideas get a hearing." Sounds like a participation trophy for politics.

Of course, the Greens are already salivating at the prospect. Rumor has it they might even reduce their campaigning efforts in Makerfield because Burnham's promised them a seat at the big kids' table. Peak clown world.

And let's not forget his little aside about rejoining the EU “in my lifetime.” Because what Britain really needs is to surrender its sovereignty to a bunch of unelected bureaucrats in Brussels. Clown. World. Central.

He's running in the Makerfield byelection, facing off against, among others, Nigel Farage's Reform UK. It's basically a battle between the woke establishment and the anti-establishment. Grab your popcorn, folks, it's gonna be a show.

Burnham bleats that politics is “broken.” He claims it's not “wired” for his part of the world. Well, maybe his part of the world needs to adapt. Maybe instead of expecting the world to revolve around Manchester, he should focus on making Manchester a place worth revolving around.

Burnham is offering the electorate a choice between sensible government and woke chaos. It is, as always, a false choice, because both options come with their own downsides. And the biggest downside is having to listen to politicians.

Proportional representation will not solve problems. It will merely create new ones. It will empower the fringes, dilute the center, and generally make British politics even more of a clown show than it already is. And believe me, that takes some doing.