@pintofsimilar asked earlier how a Single Transferable Vote system produces a result that is closer to the will of the electorate than our current First Past The Post system. I said I’d explain and then totally forgot. I just remembered. From here on in, the two options are STV and FPTP and if I refer …
Monthly Archive: April 2010
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Apr 27 2010
First they ignore you
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win — Mahatma Ghandi. This seems to sum up the experience of the Liberal Democrats in respect of the two old parties so far. At the outset of the election campaign, they thought they could ignore Nick Clegg and the Lib …
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Apr 22 2010
Word Cloud
Thanks to the wonder of Wordle, I’ve created a word cloud of my blog as it currently (well, no longer once I post this) stands. It’s below – or you can see the original Java version
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Apr 22 2010
Slinging mud
Ever since the first Leaders’ Debate a week ago, the focus in the campaign has been on one party: The Liberal Democrats. This has been reflected in the polls which increasingly show the popular vote as being a two-horse race between them and the Tories (the make-up of the Commons is another matter and a …
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Apr 20 2010
The Independent: Truth Matters
Just came across this on Twitter: The Independent: Truth matters It’s a short (under 90 seconds) video presentation that tells you some facts that others, who support the old parties, would rather you didn’t know or think about. No comments here, leave a comment with the Indy.
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Apr 20 2010
Register to vote!
If you’re eligible to vote in the UK (British, Irish or qualifying EU or Commonwealth citizen, a member of Her Majesty’s armed services or a Crown Servant/British Council employee living overseas) then you have until 17:00 BST (16:00 GMT) today to register to vote. If you do not register to vote, you forfeit what small …
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Apr 19 2010
Are there that many MPs?
Just noticed this on the Wikipedia page about the 2010 General Election: Apparently, to win, the Liberal Democrats need -264644657485465544884541545487 seats! That’s going to make for an interesting night on May 6th.
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Apr 19 2010
Representation
The polling cards that have come through our door for the forth-coming elections are headed with this legend: Representation of the People Acts Over the weekend, I watched the latest episode of Ashes to Ashes on BBC1 and it was set on the day of the 1983 General Election. The polls were starting to come …
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Apr 15 2010
Who won?
Well, polls are suggesting that Nick Clegg won the first Leaders’ Debate. We’ll hear about the pollsters overnight and in the morning no doubt but here’s an interesting score: My friend, Paul Johnston is a “floating voter” – the very sort of person these debates are really for and he graded each leader from -3 …
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Apr 15 2010
The first debate …
…of all time. I’ll be blogging as it goes right here. Watch the debate itself on ITV1. Prior to the debate, I shall be watching Scrubs on Paramount Comedy, during the debate, I’ll try to keep on top of comments. Wondering by whom the debate will have been “brought to us”. For future reference, AS …
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