Alan Johnson has got the right idea.

The people want a change.
I suspect if Labour get dismantled on June 4th by UKIP (among others) they could be looking for a new leader.
With today's radical proposal, Labour could certainly do worse than Alan Johnson. Whatever his politics, he certainly seems to understand the drastic change that is needed for our political system.
Some within Labour may be scared of a Proportional Representation-style system, and the safe seat fiefdoms it provides. Yet if they stick to First Past The Post, I believe they could be overtaken by the Liberal Democrats in the next decade.
If Labour keep going down the path they are currently on, they will be wiped out next year by the Tories. And I'm not sure that they would ever recover.
Labour supporters need to take Johnson's proposals very seriously. I doubt Gordon Brown will.

The pro-EU argument.

Everytime there is a big UKIP success, the europhiles, especially in the Libderal Democrats and Labour, cry on about the need to make the "pro-European" argument.
We're in the middle of a European Election campaign. Neither party, nor the Tories, even dare run a campaign on the issue of the EU. A consensus of silence, if you will, from the three pro-EU parties.
UKIP's campaign is about nothing-but the EU issue. Quite telling, no?

And so it begins..

With a wimper. Sources tell me that there is much excitement inside UKIP HQ for an astonishing result on June 4th. Second place is looking very likely indeed. Some even dare talk of the party finishing in the mid-20% range come polling day.
This is entirely possible. Infact I think the party could - COULD - clean up next month and challenge the Tories for top spot. The people want change. In the General Election they will vote for a new government. In these European Elections, they will vote for new and different parties. The vital factor is that UKIP are chasing not just the eurosceptic Tory vote it has always attracted, but Old Labourites too.
One thing is for sure. If UKIP do very well, Labour are going to do very badly. I would expect them to lose representation entirely in certain regions of England. When Nigel Farage talks about UKIP bringing down Gordon Brown, he's not kidding.