Off Topic The QPR Not 606 Rolling Election Poll

The answer to your question is that the Scots are suddenly asking for financially based concessions after 300 years of union and parity with the other UK nations. Whereas the UK voted to enter a European trading group, The Common Market, and 40 years later finds itself being drawn rapidly into political union with a large number of countries of differing economic development and the loss of control of our borders

 

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Lastly, thanks Stan for making this thread so enjoyable - you contrary views (many I suspect for the cause of debate) and even manner (albeit slightly partisan) have been an absolute pleasure to read. Again, thank you.[/QUOTE]
Thank you Matt, it's been a pleasure, I've throroughly enjoyed myself and it has made me engage with this election more than since I was a kid. Would never have guessed the result, that's part of the beauty of it.

Just remember:

"The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind."

Albert Camus

 

But what about the need to be left?

 

Translation: When we're the boss everything's cool but when the shoe's on the other foot we dunnae like it

 

The Scots were given their referendum for independence.

Is it not right that the British people are afforded the same rights in relation to the EU?

 

You have put it so well that I don't need to add anything to that. Thanks.

 

Let me get this straight. Are you saying that the United Kingdom is the same as the European Union?

I don't want the Union to split up, but I can see no alternative now that the SNP have taken over Scotland. With that scenario, I think it's now probably best that they go it alone.

 

It'll be the one and only time that the SNP are in this position. If they haven't got independence before the next election, they will be fighting for newly drawn constituencies which will be bigger and much more evenly balanced in terms of population. The Lib Dems blocked the Tories from doing this in the last Parliament. I think there will be fewer seats overall, but much fewer in Scotland where there are some geographically big but tiny in population terms constituencies. I doubt the Tories will do anything about PR, it's hardly in their interest to, but the Scots won't ever have the same proportion of seats again. I doubt the changes will do Labour any favours either.

 

Can't blame the scots for getting away with what they can get away with. Just don't see why they get a disproportionate slice of the pie from Westminster on top of a devolved government, especially when rejecting the option to leave.

 

PR would be a disaster:

- lunatic parties getting in
- no majorities

Is it really in the country's best interests to have 15% (or whatever it is) UKIP MPs?

Maybe a mix of the two systems.

 

I'm just beginning to come out of the depression that I entered into at around 1.30 this morning, and would like to congratulate all the Not606 Tories on their stunning victory. Your government will no doubt protect your interests. I am fearful for the rest of the nation, though. Christ knows what these people are capable of without the moderating influences of coalition.

 

Nines, there was a referendum held in 2011 soon after the coalition took office to decide on changing the voting system to a type of PR (called AV or alternative voting system).
It was defeated, 32% for and 68% against.

 

The people, it was only the second ever referendum held in Britain, I hardly remember it myself

 

"This has been an awful result for us, and we are going to have to rethink our strategy for the next general election"

said the Director General of the BBC...

(This is not my joke)

 

They give the job to an 'electoral commission' so it doesn't look like too much of a fix. And remember, in our system they are 'representatives' not delegates, the assumption is we trust them to guess what we want. Getting 35% of the votes cast in a constituency gives them this right. Apparently. We have no way to recall or get rid of them unless they break the law or go mad. UKIP actually wanted to introduce a recall system.

They manage pretty stable and sensible government in other places with it. It makes politicians talk to each other and compromise, actually stops the ideological extremes. But perhaps we aren't the right kind of people for it. Matt put his finger on it earlier, there is something wrong about voting for a national government and a local representative with one X. I voted Labour, because Swords told me too (and it didn't hurt that much) but I really detested their local candidate. Tricky.

 

I discovered last night over here that BBC World is now a subscription service (used to be part of part of my cable package), actually couldn't find any free coverage, over than the BBC website.

this one?

Emily Maitlis, 44, is the 2015 Election Presenter for the BBC

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or this one?

Emily Thornberry, re-elected tonight as MP for Islington South and Finsbury

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