Instead of such tinkering, any new left party should implement the proposals made by Brown and Drakeford – hardly figures of the extreme left. But it should also urgently launch an effective campaign for wider constitutional reform. For the far right, on the other hand, it beckons them on, offering the perfect instrument for wielding absolute control in the future. Learning from successes in EuropeProportional representation will not only help to keep the far right at bay but will strengthen the participatory democracy that must form a crucial element of any new left party. By supporting constitutional and electoral reform, a new party can embody that principle and realise true change.