Tories prefer proportional representation

It is inconsistent for the Tories to be both anti-state (in terms of economics) and to favour the first-past-the-post voting system. Fptp enables the state to carry out its programme with less resistance from the people. It is easier for the government to get a mandate for socialism when using fptp than with pr so fptp enables more government socialism to take place. If we assume Tories are being truthful when they claim to oppose socialism and prefer capitalism then they are wrong to oppose the introduction of pr. To be consistent in disliking socialism it would make sense for the Tories to prefer pr. If the Tories are truly anti-socialists they would prefer pr. If the Tories are not lying about their preference for capitalism then they prefer pr not fptp.