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Tell me about it. Liam Send a noteboard - 07/05/2010 11:14:44 AM
1% of the vote for Lib Dems equals around 2 seats. 1% of the vote for the Tories and Labour equals around 8 seats.

That is pretty silly in a democracy. Of course I live in Buckinghamshire, so I'm used to my vote being is completely in theory.


Peter Luff (MP for twenty years, which amused me no end as his posters had "Vote for Change" plastered all over them) ALWAYS wins by over 50%. As I'm an "anyone but Conservative" kinda guy, I do wonder why I bother.
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Lib Dems: Up 1% of the vote, down 10% of the seats. Nebhead - 07/05/2010 09:29:03 AM 1540 Views
Re: Lib Dems: Up 1% of the vote, down 10% of the seats. Liam - 07/05/2010 09:45:23 AM 975 Views
So what would you move to? Roland00 - 07/05/2010 09:53:51 AM 850 Views
I imagine if the UK changes it will move to Proportional Representation Mark - 07/05/2010 10:04:38 AM 923 Views
Re: So what would you move to? p hart - 07/05/2010 02:55:32 PM 918 Views
God I hate the British system Camilla - 07/05/2010 10:24:35 AM 954 Views
It's an excellent morning. Conservatives are at 301 right now. *NM* Tom - 07/05/2010 01:57:52 PM 508 Views
Are you counting the Speaker? *NM* Camilla - 07/05/2010 01:59:37 PM 547 Views
Indeed snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:22:37 PM 986 Views
I love how they're calling that option "The Coalition of the Losers". Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:27:56 PM 897 Views
They are? Where? snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:38:01 PM 1027 Views
On the lovely BBC. Paxman, Robinson, Dimbleby et al. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:52:01 PM 923 Views
Ah, we have it on but with the sound turned down - the subtitlers must be skipping that phrase snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:13:57 PM 869 Views
The thing with PR is, the current vote results are a horrid predictor for PR vote results. Legolas - 07/05/2010 03:45:58 PM 908 Views
Re: The thing with PR is, the current vote results are a horrid predictor for PR vote results. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:52:19 PM 944 Views
That is true snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:53:51 PM 932 Views
Re: That is true p hart - 07/05/2010 03:54:51 PM 936 Views
I'm sure it would be a setup for new elections in a few months if they did. *NM* Tom - 07/05/2010 02:40:49 PM 512 Views
I suspect we'll get one of those anyway. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:52:32 PM 897 Views
What is the general consensus on who would win or lose from new elections? Tom - 07/05/2010 02:57:04 PM 1043 Views
I've not heard any comment on this yet. I might have missed some. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:58:00 PM 928 Views
Not being talked about yet - I'd guess whoever is PM will lose though snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:21:23 PM 1043 Views
Re: Not being talked about yet - I'd guess whoever is PM will lose though p hart - 07/05/2010 03:29:37 PM 1034 Views
King William IV indeed. Liam - 07/05/2010 03:37:18 PM 974 Views
Re: King William IV indeed. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:40:41 PM 875 Views
Re: Not being talked about yet - I'd guess whoever is PM will lose though snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:04:03 PM 929 Views
I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn Rebekah - 07/05/2010 04:09:51 PM 945 Views
Re: I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn p hart - 07/05/2010 04:24:56 PM 814 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 04:26:50 PM 694 Views
Re: I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:28:45 PM 892 Views
Re: I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn p hart - 07/05/2010 04:34:41 PM 869 Views
I'm sure he is snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:25:20 PM 941 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 04:27:44 PM 987 Views
Re: Heh. snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:43:18 PM 979 Views
His talking about "Portillo moments" was one of the best parts of the BBC's election broadcast. *NM* Legolas - 07/05/2010 08:14:11 PM 552 Views
Re: I'm sure he is p hart - 07/05/2010 04:40:07 PM 914 Views
Cameron might be in trouble anyway. Werthead - 07/05/2010 06:25:14 PM 1020 Views
If they got PR as part of the deal it would be worth it Mark - 07/05/2010 02:42:36 PM 1026 Views
Possibly. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:53:28 PM 1048 Views
Re: Possibly. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:00:55 PM 870 Views
I didn't mean from that point of view. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 03:05:05 PM 911 Views
Re: I didn't mean from that point of view. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:18:57 PM 928 Views
Short term pain for long term gain Mark - 07/05/2010 03:02:51 PM 1014 Views
Sylvia Hermon the independent unionist would probably support them as well Mark - 07/05/2010 02:44:35 PM 930 Views
Re: Indeed p hart - 07/05/2010 03:45:00 PM 946 Views
Re: Indeed snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:59:41 PM 1029 Views
Well I'm fairly sure some Shinners have attended Tory conferences in the past Mark - 07/05/2010 04:05:56 PM 867 Views
Here's what i would do to sink the Tories p hart - 07/05/2010 04:06:10 PM 906 Views
that does sound strange AgentOrange - 07/05/2010 10:57:10 AM 875 Views
The breakdown is pretty wack snoopcester - 07/05/2010 11:07:20 AM 903 Views
Tell me about it. Liam - 07/05/2010 11:14:44 AM 896 Views
I liked that as well snoopcester - 07/05/2010 11:46:42 AM 964 Views
I'm in the Cities of London and Westminster constituency. Zeeb - 07/05/2010 11:56:04 AM 922 Views
Not that I'd ever try to one-up you. Liam - 07/05/2010 12:54:47 PM 970 Views
Zeeb - 07/05/2010 01:44:03 PM 886 Views
Re: The breakdown is pretty wack p hart - 07/05/2010 03:23:32 PM 898 Views
Same here snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:47:51 PM 880 Views
Re: Same here p hart - 07/05/2010 03:56:46 PM 1011 Views
A simple change is all Druid - 07/05/2010 01:16:16 PM 940 Views
That's not a simple change. THIS is a simple change: Tom - 07/05/2010 01:59:09 PM 916 Views
Not that simple snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:45:00 PM 875 Views
Because my school was a polling station we used to get the day off every polling day Mark - 07/05/2010 02:51:18 PM 1029 Views
Show off snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:53:16 PM 876 Views
Re: Not that simple p hart - 07/05/2010 03:04:57 PM 1040 Views
Re: Not that simple Mark - 07/05/2010 03:14:46 PM 1019 Views
Re: Not that simple p hart - 07/05/2010 03:20:55 PM 730 Views
PR is hardly too difficult to implement and is much more democratic Mark - 07/05/2010 02:48:01 PM 917 Views
I hate the list system. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:55:39 PM 939 Views
There are many different versions Mark - 07/05/2010 03:10:38 PM 876 Views
It's that bad i registered to moan. p hart - 07/05/2010 02:53:37 PM 949 Views
What's amazing is that the exit polls are actually looking astonishingly correct, now. Huh. *NM* Legolas - 07/05/2010 03:35:12 PM 478 Views
As soon as i turned on the TV, i was being told the Exit polls must be wrong p hart - 07/05/2010 03:47:15 PM 848 Views
Conservatives win and the stock market plummets. j/k Burr - 07/05/2010 03:40:11 PM 838 Views
Oh, and the other interesting thing will be seeing whether the Conservatives offer.... Rebekah - 07/05/2010 03:57:52 PM 995 Views
I like John Major Liam - 07/05/2010 04:01:03 PM 892 Views
There's only one the LibDems will be interested in though. Werthead - 07/05/2010 06:30:55 PM 991 Views
But p hart - 07/05/2010 08:21:11 PM 926 Views
Isn't that the very definition of a coalition? Legolas - 07/05/2010 08:16:05 PM 920 Views
Until you bring Lady Thatcher back, all of your elections are just pick-the-least-offensive anyway. *NM* LiterateDog - 07/05/2010 04:08:32 PM 485 Views
Well her son is good at starting coups, so maybe he might be hired for her return. *NM* p hart - 07/05/2010 04:28:52 PM 514 Views
Whatever it takes. *NM* LiterateDog - 07/05/2010 04:31:13 PM 458 Views
Please no, the milk stealer is still used to frighten children in Scotland p hart - 07/05/2010 04:47:26 PM 862 Views
OK here is the map of England by constituency, blue Tory, red NUlab p hart - 07/05/2010 05:00:20 PM 881 Views
So I'm just one of those upstart colonists....explain to me what is going on.... Jeordam - 07/05/2010 05:26:59 PM 867 Views
Basically... Werthead - 07/05/2010 06:43:10 PM 901 Views
And things are changing already Werthead - 08/05/2010 04:08:47 PM 984 Views
To be fair, I don't know it makes for much of a change snoopcester - 08/05/2010 04:20:26 PM 996 Views
I thought they weren't allowed to do that if Brown isn't Prime Minister? Rebekah - 08/05/2010 04:52:39 PM 952 Views
The latter, I'd say. Legolas - 08/05/2010 05:43:23 PM 1241 Views
Brown is PM at the moment p hart - 08/05/2010 06:16:48 PM 890 Views
They certainly can. Werthead - 09/05/2010 04:37:46 PM 966 Views
God, our system is fucked up *NM* Monkey - 07/05/2010 06:25:04 PM 541 Views
If i were the tories p hart - 07/05/2010 11:28:43 PM 916 Views
That is hilarious. Both Brown and Dimbleby have been around for a while, huh? Legolas - 07/05/2010 11:59:58 PM 1223 Views
Re: That is hilarious. Both Brown and Dimbleby have been around for a while, huh? p hart - 08/05/2010 06:11:38 PM 971 Views
Sounds like the pressure is on for Cameron snoopcester - 08/05/2010 02:01:49 PM 941 Views
Hmmm Balwer - 13/05/2010 12:08:04 PM 1235 Views
Completely uncalled for! Rebekah - 13/05/2010 01:12:05 PM 1044 Views
How was he supposed to know that at the time he made the post? Legolas - 13/05/2010 09:52:24 PM 1336 Views
Re: How was he supposed to know that at the time he made the post? snoopcester - 13/05/2010 10:59:35 PM 934 Views
Yes I jumped the gun on the 12 Balwer - 14/05/2010 09:53:49 AM 916 Views
Re: Yes I jumped the gun on the 12 snoopcester - 14/05/2010 10:45:35 AM 828 Views
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