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The UK election system is as much a mystery as is cricket..... Anonymous2000 Send a noteboard - 08/05/2015 05:44:31 PM

But seriously, why were the Lib Dems crushed? They lost like 85-90% of their seats. Also, what is the Scot Party all about, independence?


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View original postAnother win for the good guys! First in Israel and now the UK. Who's next?


View original postReally, really bizarre outcome though, if you've followed the election campaign - pretty strong proof that the UK is far harder to forecast, at least with the current tools available, than American elections.


View original postI'm not unhappy that the Conservatives outperformed expectations so much, but the obliteration of the Lib Dems is not good for the country, nor is the extreme polarization between Scotland (and to a lesser degree Wales) and England.


View original postAnd first past the post is really an absurd system:


View original postSNP votes per seat: 25 972


View original postConservative votes per seat: 34 244


View original postLabour votes per seat: 40 290


View original postLib Dem votes per seat: 301 986


View original postGreen votes per seat: 1 157 613


View original postUKIP votes per seat: 3 881 129


View original postI mean, really? That's supposed to be democracy?

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David Cameron whoops ass..... Anonymous2000 - 08/05/2015 01:33:15 PM 2149 Views
This time you're not talking nonsense. Legolas - 08/05/2015 05:36:35 PM 669 Views
The UK election system is as much a mystery as is cricket..... Anonymous2000 - 08/05/2015 05:44:31 PM 673 Views
It's basically the same system as yours, you do realize? For Congress, anyway. Legolas - 08/05/2015 06:32:54 PM 619 Views
The Scots seem quite suicidal Tom - 09/05/2015 04:29:31 AM 592 Views
Yes - but so do the Eurosceptic English. Legolas - 09/05/2015 09:27:39 AM 626 Views
The euro can only survive in one form Tom - 09/05/2015 05:39:34 PM 684 Views
Devaluation isn't exactly what you'd call a long-term solution. Legolas - 09/05/2015 08:38:54 PM 603 Views
Oh, I certainly don't support the populist parties Tom - 11/05/2015 01:43:23 AM 493 Views
I agree, "far right" is a misleading label in some ways. Legolas - 11/05/2015 09:29:56 PM 652 Views
What fool or fools started the EU? Anonymous2000 - 09/05/2015 01:37:27 PM 516 Views
Because Europe was doing so well before then, right? Legolas - 09/05/2015 07:51:30 PM 627 Views
The Euro would have worked better if there had been fiscal integration. Rebekah - 10/05/2015 09:43:43 PM 717 Views
Re Scotland: Rebekah - 10/05/2015 09:41:43 PM 622 Views
Yeah, it was tense enough from the outside... Legolas - 10/05/2015 10:42:53 PM 644 Views
So what is the SNP going to do if Cameron tells them (rightly) to sod off about another referendum? Tom - 11/05/2015 01:45:16 AM 583 Views
Not the SNP so much as the people. Rebekah - 11/05/2015 02:00:32 PM 696 Views
So the mob rules now, does it? Tom - 11/05/2015 06:04:04 PM 621 Views
Significant devolution will happen, that's for sure. Legolas - 11/05/2015 09:07:00 PM 575 Views
Why? Tom - 12/05/2015 07:10:31 AM 639 Views
I think that's enough Putin speeches for you for today. *NM* Legolas - 12/05/2015 06:37:23 PM 408 Views
Ha! It helps to not be 10 martinis in when you post, too. *NM* Tom - 12/05/2015 11:41:48 PM 376 Views
I guess you haven't watched braveheart? random thoughts - 13/05/2015 01:49:30 PM 601 Views
You are a sad sorry little man, and I pity you. *NM* Wibble - 15/05/2015 12:03:37 AM 441 Views
Re: It's basically the same system as yours, you do realize? For Congress, anyway. Duke - 11/05/2015 05:32:55 AM 678 Views
The US is made up of 50 nations random thoughts - 12/05/2015 03:19:25 PM 532 Views
Indeed, but with the same two parties everywhere. Legolas - 12/05/2015 06:35:27 PM 588 Views
Wisconsin's drinking age The Shrike - 13/05/2015 01:09:53 PM 663 Views
Texas has similar laws random thoughts - 13/05/2015 01:44:29 PM 507 Views
I know. It's really sad that that's the most reasonable law anywhere in the US... Legolas - 13/05/2015 06:26:09 PM 641 Views
It's the same in Louisiana. Ghavrel - 14/05/2015 08:23:20 AM 579 Views
The states still can set the drinking age, incidentally. The feds can just withhold some funds. Ghavrel - 13/05/2015 02:55:51 AM 549 Views
They have still gutted the 10th amendment random thoughts - 13/05/2015 01:47:53 PM 536 Views
I agree they've gutted it. I'm not sure how I feel about it. Ghavrel - 14/05/2015 07:37:22 AM 544 Views
Well your elected senators are not that stellar random thoughts - 14/05/2015 01:38:37 PM 549 Views
What about open primaries like in California? *NM* Legolas - 15/05/2015 07:22:08 PM 305 Views
Texas kind of has open primaries random thoughts - 18/05/2015 08:34:43 PM 661 Views
They're all right. They're a hell of a lot better than our elected state legislature. Ghavrel - 17/05/2015 05:37:35 AM 559 Views
Three cheers for foodbanks! *NM* Dion - 12/05/2015 02:51:06 AM 355 Views
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