It is unlikely that either of the main parties protected by the first-past-the-post system will seek to replace the system. Both Labour and the Conservative party do well from fptp and so then it is unduly optimistic to expect a change from them. It is only if the voters themselves decide that they can no longer tolerate the two-party system that there is an opportunity of reform. But this means many voters wasting their vote by voting for small protest parties for perhaps many elections. In effect these voters will be defaulting on the status quo, the main parties will feel abandoned and yet might not be able to determine the true cause of the apparent voter malaise. But the reason will be that voters are no longer able to tolerate the two-party system which ignores their interests.
There is no way for the voters to force this issue other than supporting the smaller protest parties. There is no dialogue which will convince the establishment that they are doing harm because the establishment is self-selecting. If someone thinks you are their property then nothing other than force will dissuade them and the government is the most powerful organisation so the government cannot be persuaded that they are not the rightful owner of the people unless through the ballot box. It is only through the ballot box that fptp can be changed and this will require people being so frustrated that they are willing to throw their vote away... perhaps for generations.
It is likely to take a long time for the people to default on the first-past-the-post state.
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